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In New York City, a girl called Lenora vanishes without a trace. Years earlier and miles upstate, Goldie, a wild, negligent mother, searches for a man to help raise her precocious son, Paul, who later discovers that the only way to save his soul is to run away. The Sweet Relief of Missing Children is a suspenseful novel about the power of running and the desire for reinvention. It explores the terror and transcendence of our most central experiences: childhood, parenthood, sex, love.

The Sweet Relief of Missing Children: A Novel

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In New York City, a girl called Lenora vanishes without a trace. Years earlier and miles upstate, Goldie, a wild,... Read more

    Publisher: WW Norton & Co
    Publication Date: 08/06/2012
    ISBN13: 9780393340754, 978-0393340754
    ISBN10: 0393340759

    Number of Pages: 384

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

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    In New York City, a girl called Lenora vanishes without a trace. Years earlier and miles upstate, Goldie, a wild, negligent mother, searches for a man to help raise her precocious son, Paul, who later discovers that the only way to save his soul is to run away. The Sweet Relief of Missing Children is a suspenseful novel about the power of running and the desire for reinvention. It explores the terror and transcendence of our most central experiences: childhood, parenthood, sex, love.

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