Nora resents Charlotte's attitude toward the paranormal as delineated in the Time-Life books, and her obsession with applying facts printed within those books to the disappearance of Rose, their baby-sitter - "like we were all characters in one of [her] mother's PBS mysteries, jolly and clever even though someone was always dead." Nora is so deeply affected by the disappearance and her mother's reticence, that she attempts a failed suicide. Nine years later, Rose's body is discovered and Nora returns to her home town and discovers what really happened. This is an intriguing, thought-provoking read!
"The best way to stop being desperate is to stop waiting for other people to see it and take care of yourself instead."
"We all take leave of our senses at some point in high school."
"If not this, what?"
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