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008			120605s2007 nyu 000 1 eng
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020			_a9780385340120
050	0	0	_aPS3618.I35 _bY43 2007
082	0	0	_aFIC RIC
100	1		_aRichmond, Michelle, 1970-
245	1	4	_aThe year of fog _b: a novel _c/ Michelle Richmond
260			_aNew York _b: Delacorte Press _c, 2007.
300			_a369 p. _c; 24 cm.
520			_aAbby Mason was walking on the beach with her fiance's six-year-old daughter, Emma, when Abby looked away briefly, and Emma ran ahead and seemingly disappeared. Abby narrates the story of the exhaustive search, the change in her relationship with Jake, and the many other friends and people she meets along the way who offer assistance and support. The book is set in both San Francisco and Costa Rica, and Richmond does a good job of establishing a sense of place for both locations. The tale develops slowly and spans a year, with flashbacks to Abby's earlier life with her family and with Jake and a former relationship. Months go by in the search for Emma: Jake is convinced she drowned, while Abby refuses to give up. The resolution is satisfying but complicated. Carrington MacDuffie reads very competently and professionally, and the first-person narrative is very effective.
650			_aMissing children _v--Fiction
650		4	_aLoss (Psychology) _v--Fiction
655		0	_aPsychological fiction.
942			_cMO
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