It happens quietly one August morning. As dawn's shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families awaken to find their little girls have gone missing in the night.
Seven-year-old Calli Clark suffers from selective mutism brought on by a tragedy suffered as a toddler. Calli's mother, Antonia, has tried her best within the confines of marriage to a mostly absent, often angry husband. Now, though she denies that he could be involved in the possible abductions, Antonia fears her loyalty has cost her more than her daughter's voice.
Petra Gregory is Calli's best friend—and her voice. But neither girl has been heard from since they vanished. Desperate to find his child, Martin Gregory is forced to confront a side of himself he didn't know existed beneath his intellectual facade.
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It happens quietly one August morning. As dawn's shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families awaken to find their little girls have gone missing in the night. Seven-year-old Calli Clark suffers from selective mutism brought on by a tragedy suffered as a toddler. Calli's mother, Antonia, has tried her best within the confines of marriage to a mostly absent, often angry husband. Now, though she denies that he could be involved in the possible abductions, Antonia fears her loyalty has cost her more than her daughter's voice. Petra Gregory is Calli's best friend—and her voice. But neither girl has been heard from since they vanished. Desperate to find his child, Martin Gregory is forced to confront a side of himself he didn't know existed beneath his intellectual facade.