Early morning, August 1975: a camp counsellor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn't just any thirteen-year-old: she's the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp. And this isn't the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara's older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, this is a multi-threaded story into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances.
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