--- product_id: 90509415 title: "Then She Was Gone: A Novel" price: "£12.88" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/90509415-then-she-was-gone-a-novel store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Fast-paced, unputdownable thriller #17 Women's Domestic Life Fiction 147K+ reviews, 4.4⭐ avg Then She Was Gone: A Novel **Price:** £12.88 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Dive into the twisty thriller everyone’s talking about! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Then She Was Gone: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** £12.88 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/90509415-then-she-was-gone-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Instant Page-Turner:** Devour it in a day—once you start, you won’t want to put it down. - • **Perfect Book Club Pick:** Spark meaningful conversations with a story that resonates on family, loss, and resilience. - • **Emotional Rollercoaster:** Experience a masterful blend of suspense, heartbreak, and hope that keeps you turning pages. - • **Unrivaled Bestseller Status:** Ranked top 800 overall and top 20 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction—join the millions hooked! - • **Multi-Perspective Storytelling:** Narrative shifts keep you guessing and deeply connected to every character's journey. ## Overview Then She Was Gone is a gripping suspense thriller by Lisa Jewell, boasting over 147,000 reviews with a 4.4-star average. Ranked #17 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction, this novel delivers a multi-narrative, emotionally charged story of loss, resilience, and shocking twists that make it a must-read for book clubs and thriller fans alike. ## Description From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Family Upstairs and None of This Is True comes an “acutely observed family drama” ( People ) about the lingering aftermath of a young girl’s disappearance. Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was fifteen, beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers. She and her boyfriend made a teenaged golden couple. She was days away from an idyllic summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. And then she was gone. Now, her mother, Laurel Mack, is trying to put her life back together. It’s been ten years since her youngest child disappeared, seven years since her marriage ended, and only months since the last clue in Ellie’s case was unearthed. So when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, no one is more surprised than Laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. Before she knows it, she’s meeting Floyd’s daughters—and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel’s breath away. Because looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie. Laurel is haunted by her long unanswered questions. What happened to Ellie? Did she run away from home, as the police have long suspected? Who is Floyd, really? And why does his daughter remind Laurel so viscerally of her own missing girl? Review: Sad and uncomfortable ... and utterly captivating - This author is not in need of yet another review. This novel has well over 122,000 of them, so I am well aware of the fact that one more will not make a difference—either good or bad—and normally I wouldn’t take the time to write a review for a book with this many reviews … but I was deeply affected by this novel, so I decided I needed to write some of my thoughts and feelings about it down. After going through and reading some of the reviews other readers left, I was spurred on even further to share my own. Then She Was Gone is the first novel I’ve read by Lisa Jewell. I am a fan of mysteries and thrillers, and this book was one that was recommended by desertcart because of other books in my Kindle library. It also happened to be on sale—just to be honest—and the synopsis grabbed me. It sounded interesting, so I bought it. I am much like other readers … I don’t always finish every book I pick up. I am a writer myself, so I do for other authors what I hope readers will do for me and push into a book as far as I can before I stop reading. Not every book is for every reader, but this novel by Lisa Jewell was one I found enormously gripping. This story was sad and uncomfortable. It was heartbreaking, and while it wasn’t what one might categorize a typical thriller as some other reviewers stated, it was definitely mysterious and twisty, and I was propelled through the story because I had to know all of the sordid details. To be fair, as I write this review, the categories this novel is listed in are Women’s New Adult & College Fiction, Women’s Divorce Fiction and Women’s Literary Fiction. It isn’t listed in Mystery, or Suspense, or Crime. Even People Magazine says it’s an “acutely observed family drama”. While maybe not a typical mystery novel, it was recommended to me because there are elements of suspense and yes, mystery. Truthfully, I felt that Ms. Jewell delivered a book that was described perfectly by the synopsis, and it was definitely one I had a hard time putting down. There’s no way around it. Then She Was Gone is creepy. It’s gloomy. There were so many things about many of these characters that I didn’t like, that made me angry. I believe that’s one of the many reasons I kept reading—because they were all human. They were real. They did things that were annoying. I questioned them. For instance, I struggled with Laurel because I, too, am a mom to more than one child and cannot fathom loving one of them more than the other. But I’ve known other mothers in real life that are very much like Laurel. None of us are one-dimensional, and Ms. Jewell’s characters certainly weren’t. I wanted to learn more about why they were the way they were or made the decisions that they made, and the story—which is told over a ten-year time span—takes the reader on a journey and shows how the characters change and develop over that time. I believe Ms. Jewell knew the story was an emotionally exhausting one, and I think she wrote it brilliantly. Then She Was Gone made me incredibly sad, as it was meant to. It was not a book that was easy to read. As I stated before, it was emotionally taxing. It was twisted and evil, and yet utterly captivating in ways that are difficult to describe. I am more than happy to rate this book all five stars and will definitely read more from this author—although I do believe I’ll need some time for this novel to settle before I am able to jump into another written by this talented author. Review: Quick read - This was a quick read. It held my attention and I enjoyed it but I felt a little lost. I think I was expecting it to be more about the missing girl and less about the mother. This book is more focused on a mother who loses her child than a child who is missing. Really satisfying ending, predictable but in a pleasing way. ## Features - Then She Was Gone: A Novel Paperback – November 6, 2018 ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #802 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #36 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction #59 in Contemporary Women Fiction #94 in Suspense Thrillers | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 150,303 Reviews | ## Images ![Then She Was Gone: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81vEPNG2ibL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sad and uncomfortable ... and utterly captivating *by J***G on April 16, 2025* This author is not in need of yet another review. This novel has well over 122,000 of them, so I am well aware of the fact that one more will not make a difference—either good or bad—and normally I wouldn’t take the time to write a review for a book with this many reviews … but I was deeply affected by this novel, so I decided I needed to write some of my thoughts and feelings about it down. After going through and reading some of the reviews other readers left, I was spurred on even further to share my own. Then She Was Gone is the first novel I’ve read by Lisa Jewell. I am a fan of mysteries and thrillers, and this book was one that was recommended by Amazon because of other books in my Kindle library. It also happened to be on sale—just to be honest—and the synopsis grabbed me. It sounded interesting, so I bought it. I am much like other readers … I don’t always finish every book I pick up. I am a writer myself, so I do for other authors what I hope readers will do for me and push into a book as far as I can before I stop reading. Not every book is for every reader, but this novel by Lisa Jewell was one I found enormously gripping. This story was sad and uncomfortable. It was heartbreaking, and while it wasn’t what one might categorize a typical thriller as some other reviewers stated, it was definitely mysterious and twisty, and I was propelled through the story because I had to know all of the sordid details. To be fair, as I write this review, the categories this novel is listed in are Women’s New Adult & College Fiction, Women’s Divorce Fiction and Women’s Literary Fiction. It isn’t listed in Mystery, or Suspense, or Crime. Even People Magazine says it’s an “acutely observed family drama”. While maybe not a typical mystery novel, it was recommended to me because there are elements of suspense and yes, mystery. Truthfully, I felt that Ms. Jewell delivered a book that was described perfectly by the synopsis, and it was definitely one I had a hard time putting down. There’s no way around it. Then She Was Gone is creepy. It’s gloomy. There were so many things about many of these characters that I didn’t like, that made me angry. I believe that’s one of the many reasons I kept reading—because they were all human. They were real. They did things that were annoying. I questioned them. For instance, I struggled with Laurel because I, too, am a mom to more than one child and cannot fathom loving one of them more than the other. But I’ve known other mothers in real life that are very much like Laurel. None of us are one-dimensional, and Ms. Jewell’s characters certainly weren’t. I wanted to learn more about why they were the way they were or made the decisions that they made, and the story—which is told over a ten-year time span—takes the reader on a journey and shows how the characters change and develop over that time. I believe Ms. Jewell knew the story was an emotionally exhausting one, and I think she wrote it brilliantly. Then She Was Gone made me incredibly sad, as it was meant to. It was not a book that was easy to read. As I stated before, it was emotionally taxing. It was twisted and evil, and yet utterly captivating in ways that are difficult to describe. I am more than happy to rate this book all five stars and will definitely read more from this author—although I do believe I’ll need some time for this novel to settle before I am able to jump into another written by this talented author. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quick read *by D***É on April 21, 2026* This was a quick read. It held my attention and I enjoyed it but I felt a little lost. I think I was expecting it to be more about the missing girl and less about the mother. This book is more focused on a mother who loses her child than a child who is missing. Really satisfying ending, predictable but in a pleasing way. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful read! *by K***N on February 14, 2026* We are reading this for my company book club for Fev 2026. Wow! That was one twisted story! I loved following along with Laurel, who despite not handling the tragedy of losing Ellie very well and managing to alienate herself from her family for the first 10 years, experiences such tremendous growth as a mother and a human being. She experiences every mother's worst nightmare and the strength, perseverance, and determination she shows along her healing journey despite everything is inspiring. Especially when she learns how to take accountability to her children. The POVs from the grave of certain characters was a nice touch and I really enjoyed the "inside look" at what was happening and to whom. I truly enjoyed every breadcrumb and clue, even gasping when some new twist or tidbit of information was revealed. This book had me laughing and crying the entire way though! I was able to devour it in a day because I didn't want to put it down. ## Frequently Bought Together - Then She Was Gone: A Novel - The Housemaid - The Silent Patient --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/90509415-then-she-was-gone-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/90509415-then-she-was-gone-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-14*