Friday, May 3, 2024

Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

 

Title: Reconstructing Amelia
Author: Kimberly McCreight
Genre: Suspense, Fictional Crime, Mystery

How would you react if you were told a loved one did something completely out of character - and it resulted in their death? Would you believe it? Amelia's mother, Kate, has raised her as a single mom. She hasn't been able to spend as much time with her as she would have liked, as she needed to continue her career as well, but she has always felt that they had a strong relationship. All of that is brought into question when she gets a phone call informing her that Amelia has been suspended from her exclusive school. By the time Kate arrives to pick up her daughter, a much more significant tragedy has occurred, and Kate discovers that her daughter has fallen from the roof, and died. Unable to believe that her daughter killed herself, Kate takes it upon herself to reconstruct the final days of Amelia's life, using her texts and social media posts as clues, seeking to understand what happened up on that school roof.

- Katrina

Check out Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight @ the library!