The God of the Woods A Novel
From the New York Times bestselling author of Long Bright River, an immersive, propulsive novel about a missing child whose disappearance sends equal shockwaves through three very different worlds—an opulent Adirondack summer estate, the rustic teen summer camp that operates in its shadow, and the blue-collar community that serves them both. When Barbara Van Laar is discovered missing from her summer camp bunk one morning in August 1975, it triggers a panicked, terrified search. Losing a camper is a horrific tragedy under any circumstances, but Barbara isn’t just any camper; she’s the daughter of the wealthy family that owns the camp—as well as the opulent nearby estate and most of the land in sight. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared in this region: Barbara’s older brother also went missing fourteen years ago, never to be found. How could this have happened yet again? Out of this gripping beginning, Liz Moore weaves a richly textured drama, both emotionally nuanced and propelled by a double-barreled mystery. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded drama brings readers into the hearts of characters whose lives are forever changed by this eventful summer. Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet, The God of the Woods is a story of love, inheritance, identity, and second chances, a thrillingly layered drama about the tensions between a family and a community, and a history of secrets that will not let any of them go.
Reviews
Naomi P@bloowind
p.@softrosemint
Greta Keller@gretzka
Kaitlyn Wendler@kaitlynwendler
abi a@abiblu
Lauren Piper@laurenpip
erin alise @thehollowvalley
Christa Bell@christalouwho
Alice Argentino@aliceargentino
Cheri McElroy@cherimac
Sarah Erle@serle
Megan Murray @owleyes1031
Olivia Garlock@ogarlock
Emma Hak-Kovacs@18emkova05
Regan Martin@regsmartin
Kelly Bergh@kellybergh
Sam White@samiwhit68
Dani Cassidy@danicassidyyyy
brie@sukebinds
Nicole Queeno@nicolequeeno
Kate Baldwin@itskatebaldwin
Erin Goss@erinmg22
Andrea Hak-Kovacs@andreareads
Emily Wood@emwood95
Highlights
sara ✹@sarafilog