{"product_id":"the-missing-word-9781609457624","title":"The Missing Word","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BEST BOOK OF 2022 (\u003cem\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on a true story, an urgently told psychological thriller and the fierce portrait of a woman in all her frailty and courage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrina's life with her husband and her twin daughters is orderly. An Italian living in Switzerland, she works as a lawyer. One day, something breaks. The marriage ends without apparent trauma, but on a weekend seemingly like any other, the girls' father takes Alessia and Livia away with him. They disappear. A few days later the man takes his own life. Of the girls, there is no trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcita De Gregorio takes the unadorned, terrible facts of this true story and embodies the protagonist's voice. In a narrative that is fast and urgent, she unravels these traumatic events to tell the story of a mother bereft of her children - a state for which there is no word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Missing Word\u003c\/em\u003e delves deep into Irina's thoughts and memories as she grasps at the shreds of truth and, piece by piece, stitches her life back together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ede Gregorio, Concita:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConcita De Gregorio\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, journalist and broadcaster. One of \u003ci\u003ela Repubblica\u003c\/i\u003e's best known and long-established columnists, she has written several works of non-fiction on politics and current affairs, as well as women's and children's issues. \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Word\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBotsford, Clarissa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eClarissa Botsford\u003c\/b\u003e studied Italian at Cambridge and Comparative Education in London. She currently teaches English and Translation Studies at Roma Tre University. Her translations from the Italian include \u003ci\u003eTonight is Already Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e by Lia Levi (Europa, 2021) and \u003ci\u003eNives\u003c\/i\u003e by Sacha Naspini (Europa, 2021).","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50485414134034,"sku":"9781609457624","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea15e6f0-7136-42b3-85b1-e01d06bff531.jpg?v=1730405693","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-missing-word-9781609457624","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}