Happy Release Day!
Congrats Catherine
on the release today of
A Different Kind of Gone!
A Different Kind of Gone by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Friendship Fiction, 300 pages
Published December 5, 2023 by Lake Union Publishing
The truth behind a teenage girl’s disappearance becomes something to conceal in a gripping novel about justice, lies, and impossible choices by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.
When nineteen-year-old Jill Moss goes missing near the Utah-Arizona border, everyone has an opinion. Only Norma Gallagher, a search and rescue volunteer, knows the real story.
Norma’s already found Jill, huddled in a cave and terrified that her abusive boyfriend, Jake, will kill her. If he ever sees her again. To protect Jill from a dangerous man, Norma quietly delivers the girl to her grateful parents in California, even though she’s conflicted. Keeping Jill safe and hidden from Jake, the press, and the public will be their secret. But secrets can’t last forever.
Five years later, the disappearance stirs a new media frenzy when Jake is arrested for the murder of Jill Moss—and Norma knows he didn’t kill her. As Jake is about to stand trial, lust for retribution inflames public opinion and Jill’s family refuses to come forward, forcing Norma to make a life-changing decision.
What are the consequences if she stays silent? And what are the risks if she dares to finally tell the truth?
My thoughts about A Different Kind of Gone ~~
(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first lines.)
First lines—"On the day Jill Moss was reported missing, Norma showed up at the pub at 8:00 p.m. Nothing remarkable about that."
Catherine Ryan Hyde is one of those author that I automatically read. I don't even need to know what the story is about, I just know that I've got to read it. I went into A Different Kind of Gone with no idea of what I was getting into and I loved it like I knew I would.
Norma gets involved in the life of a girl who goes missing but who is not really missing. Norma is a woman who has high moral and ethical standards and when she lies by omission, it tears her apart. But she realizes telling the truth in this situation is not her decision to make and she'll have to live with that decision.
Norma is the kind of person that I would love to have in my life. She's wise and knowledgeable about life, doling out advice without making anyone feel like they have to do what she says. She just makes you think. Such a wise woman.
Catherine's stories are always filled with memorable characters and happenings. I love entering her stories and getting lost in the drama, love, and concern that all of the characters endure. I feel like every one of her stories is full of life lessons for all of us. I enjoy them so much!
I highly recommend A Different Kind of Gone. I loved it and I think you will to! If you haven't read any of CRH's books yet, you really need to add her books to you TBR list. They are all wonderful!
I received A Different Kind of Gone via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion of the book.
About the author
Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author of 44 published and forthcoming books.
Her newer releases are Dreaming of Flight, Boy Underground, Seven Perfect Things, My Name is Anton, Brave Girl, Quiet Girl, Stay, Have You Seen Luis Velez?, Just After Midnight, Heaven Adjacent, The Wake Up, Allie and Bea, Say Goodbye for Now, Leaving Blythe River, Ask Him Why, Worthy, The Language of Hoofbeats, Take Me With You, Walk Me Home, and When I Found You.
Forthcoming are So Long, Chester Wheeler, and Just a Regular Boy.
Other novels include When You Were Older, Where We Belong, Don’t Let Me Go, Second Hand Heart, Jumpstart the World, Becoming Chloe, Love in the Present Tense, The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance, Chasing Windmills, The Day I Killed James, and Diary of a Witness.
She is co-author, with publishing industry blogger Anne R. Allen, of How to be a Writer in the E-Age: a Self-Help Guide.
Her bestselling 1999 novel Pay It Forward was made into a major Warner Brothers motion picture. It was chosen by the American Library Association for its Best Books for Young Adults list, and translated into more than two dozen languages for distribution in over 30 countries. Simon & Schuster released a special 15th anniversary edition in December of ’14.
Pay It Forward: Young Readers Edition, an age-appropriate edited edition of the original novel, was released by Simon & Schuster in August of ‘14. It is suitable for children as young as eight.
You can learn much more about Catherine at www.catherineryanhyde.com ~ Goodreads
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