This story is told from several different points of view,
but mostly from Jenna, a thirteen year old girl, who has been living with her
grandmother for the past decade. When
Jenna was three, a terrible accident happened on the elephant sanctuary where
her parents worked and they all lived.
One of their colleagues was killed, Jenna’s mom, Alice, went missing,
and Jenna’s father ended up in psychiatric facility. Jenna enlists the help of the detective from
the original case and a psychic to find her mom. She has never wanted to believe that her mom
willingly abandoned her but also doesn’t want to believe that her mom is
dead. We hear Alice’s story prior to
that night from Alice’s point of view and we also get some of the story from
the detective and the psychic. Although
there is not a lot of action, this is a compelling story with an ending that
completely surprised me. I would highly
recommend this to people who like mysteries or family stories with a little
paranormal thrown in.
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