All the Lost Things, Michelle Sacks
All the Lost Things, Michelle Sacks
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All the Lost Things
A Novel

Author: Michelle Sacks

Narrator: Cassandra Morris

Unabridged: 7 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2019

Synopsis

From "a master of slow-burn suspense" (Shelf Awareness), a simmering family drama about a father and daughter who embark on a road trip through the American South -- but what they're leaving behind is as important as what lies ahead.
When we first meet seven-year-old Dolly, she immediately grabs us with a voice that is both precocious and effervescent. It has been a while since her dad has spent time with her, just the two of them, and so when he scoops her up and promises to take her on the adventure of a lifetime, Dolly is thrilled.
The first days on the road are incredibly exciting. Every pit stop promises a new delight for Dolly and her favourite plastic horse, Clemesta, who she's brought along for the adventure. There are milkshakes, shopping sprees, a theme park, and all the junk food she isn't allowed to eat under her mother's watchful eye. And, for the first time, she has her father's attention all to herself. But as they travel farther south, into a country Dolly no longer recognizes, her dad's behavior grows increasingly erratic. He becomes paranoid and irresponsible, even a little scary. The adventure isn't fun anymore, but home is ever further away. And Dolly isn't sure if she'll ever get back.
A compulsively readable work of psychological suspense from the first mile to the last, All the Lost Things introduces a remarkable young heroine who leaps off the page, charts a life-changing journey, and ultimately reveals the sometimes heartbreaking intersections of love, truth, and memory.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather on May 21, 2019

A Goodreads giveaway winner. What a fantastic book. Seven-year-old Dolly is taken on a road trip by her dad to have an adventure. After a few days of driving all day, gas station junk food and questionable motels, Dolly isn’t sure this is a good adventure. She relies on Clemesta, her toy horse, for......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on November 24, 2019

I love this book. It was very clever how the author wrote this book. I feel this book should been more of a fantasy than suspense. I love how they went to different states on their adventure. The ending was great.......more

Goodreads review by Marisa on November 20, 2019

This story is told through a CHILD'S EYES. Dolly is SEVEN years old and is very excited to go on an adventurous TRIP with her Dad. The only thing is as the trip goes on her DAD becomes more and more ANXIOUS and ANGRY. The trip quickly takes a TURN for the WORSE as secrets are REVEALED. I thought thi......more

Goodreads review by Virginia on December 29, 2020

Yeah, I'm one of the people this wasn't "for." Way too much Dolly and Clemesta and not enough... let's see - plot, setting, depth, conflict, variation of voices, alternative viewpoints, believability. The only voices that were even remotely engaging for me were the grandparents'. The fault may very......more

Goodreads review by J Earl on June 28, 2019

All the Lost Things from Michelle Sacks was initially, for me, a borderline book. Pluses and minuses that I couldn't make up my mind about. But I couldn't stop thinking about it, both the story itself and the writing. So I read it again. It isn't that a second reading was necessary for the enjoyment......more

Quotes

"A slim road trip into mystery firmly in the vein of Emma Donoghue's Room...Dolly is a funny and surprisingly substantive little girl, and an acute observer of human behavior...Surprisingly emotional."—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times Book Review

"Sacks proves herself a master of slow-burn suspense...The tension in this emotionally nuanced novel comes not from the question of what Dolly's father actually did...but from where this physical journey and mental unfolding may take them, and what might be lost along the way. Michelle Sacks's All the Lost Things delivers a poignant portrayal of a child in the midst of unthinkable circumstances."
—Alice Martin, Shelf Awareness

"This book carried the power of Emma Donoghue's amazing Room...I loved this enchanting book. Dolly Rust captivated me from the first page and I could not look away. I am in awe of Michelle Sacks's writing skill in finding a unique voice that is precocious and pure, innocent and wise, tender and brave. She climbs into a seven-year-old's mind whose world is broken and steers us over rocky roads to a safe haven."—Leah Weiss, bestselling author of If The Creek Don't Rise

"A book not to be missed. Michelle Sacks digs deep into the nature of emotional survival in this enthralling, heartbreaking tale. You will not close this book dry-eyed but you will fall in love with Dolly and her sidekick Clemesta, just as I did. "—Susan Crandall, bestselling author of Whistling Past the Graveyard and The Myth of Perpetual Summer

"A gripping domestic tale...From the moment their so-called 'adventure' begins, a sense of foreboding permeates...The author is adept at generating tension and showing the inevitability of the past (and the law) catching up."
—Publishers Weekly

"Sacks's second novel is another family drama tinged with psychological suspense...Dolly's unreliability as a narrator, owing to the simple fact that she is a child, adds suspense and results in a surprising twist."
—Kathy Sexton, Booklist

Praise for You Were Made for This
"Riveting...Sacks delivers a brilliant, unflinching look at a household under siege from itself." —Associated Press

"A searing first novel. A picture-perfect family leading picture-perfect lives is gradually, unnervingly unpeeled."—David Canfield, Entertainment Weekly

"Sacks's storytelling shines...She explores the ways in which unhealthy relationships can wreak irrevocable damage on those involved--and everyone surrounding."—Megan McCluskey, Time Magazine

"An engrossing tale that probes the darker corners of motherhood, friendship, and marriage."—Good Housekeeping

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