Thank you for the opportunity to read Joy Fieldings She's Not There. I have been a fan of Joy Fielding for a many years. The one thing I really enjoy is her ability to take an every day woman, put her in an impossible situation, and somehow make it realistic.
Our lead character, Caroline, is married to a successful attorney, has a great home, and two wonderful small children. Her husband takes her on a anniversary getaway in Mexico and all her friends and family are there to celebrate this occasion.
One evening, her youngest child is kidnapped and Caroline's life is changed forever. fifteen years later, Caroline gets a phone call that changes everything - a young woman says she may be her long lost daughter.
The novel goes back and forth in time and I found that I could not put this book down. The characters are developed and relatable. So relatable that they get on your nerves as you follow this story.
I really like when the ending is unpredictable and this was - Really liked this book - RECOMMEND.

I would like to thank Bonnier Zaffre and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘She’s Not There’ by Joy Fielding in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
This novel starts with the events that happened fifteen years ago when Caroline and Hunter Shipley’s two year old daughter Samantha is stolen from her cot in their hotel room whilst on an anniversary trip to Mexico.
As the story unfolds I could see similarities between this novel and the real life kidnapping of a five year old girl that happened in Praia da Luz in 2017 and unfortunately has never been resolved.
I was engrossed by this story, hoping that the stranger who contacted Caroline could actually be their long lost daughter. Although I had no idea which of the characters could have been responsible, I was slightly disappointed by the ending. Nevertheless, the story was absorbing and the way the chapters kept moving between fifteen years ago and the present time worked very well. This is the first novel of Joy Fielding’s I’ve read and I’ll be looking out for more titles to read in the future.

Carole and her husband Hunter are enjoying a romantic getaway in Mexico when he convinces her to leave their two young children alone in their hotel room while the couple has dinner in the hotel’s restaurant. When they return , their two-year old daughter, Samantha is gone. Crucified by the press and convicted in the court of public opinion, Carole never gives up on finding her daughter. Now, 15 years later, Carole gets a call from a young woman claiming to be Samantha. Carole is torn between wanting it to be true and fearing it’s all a scam. Fielding makes a parent’s worst nightmare come to life in a story that mimics a real life missing persons case