Sentences with phrase «novel about the disappearance»

From the New York Times bestselling author of My Name Is Mary Sutter comes a rich and compelling historical novel about the disappearance of two young girls after a cataclysmic blizzard, and what happens when their fate is discovered.

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St. Louis crime reporter Camille Preaker (Amy Adams) returns to her small Missouri hometown for a story about a murder of a young girl and the disappearance of another only to experience reminders of her past in this eight - part drama based on the novel by Gillian Flynn.

Richard Linklater chases his underrated Last Detail sorta - sequel Last Flag Flying with another literary adaptation, this one based on Maria Semple's novel about a 15 - year - old investigating the disappearance of her agoraphobic mother (played here by Cate Blanchett).

Although this basic plot approximates L'avventura's abrupt aquatic disappearance and subsequent metaphysical search (including creepy infidelity), the contrast between staid, stable Gregor and Bohemian Pietschi is very German — see any number of Thomas Mann stories or novels — and recalls the hesitation about the country's direction foregrounded above.

The second adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize - winning novel about a populist - leaning stump - thumper modeled after Huey Long, the film garnered attention first for its sterling cast and Tiffany pedigree, then for its sudden disappearance from last year's Oscar slate, only to appear now, without fanfare (save a gala screening at last week's TIFF), in the middle of what's traditionally a dumping ground for dead weight.

Debut novelist Catie Disabato «picks up» where her mentor left off in this faux - journalistic novel about two disappearances, one a Lady Gaga-esque pop star and the other music journalist Cait Taer.

For fans of Gillian Flynn, Scott Smith, and Daniel Woodrell comes a gripping, suspenseful novel about two mysterious disappearances a generation apart.