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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3181454.The_Year_We_Disappeared_A_Father_Daughter_Memoir?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Year We Disappeared: A Father - Daughter Memoir" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yo83717HL._SL160_.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3181454.The_Year_We_Disappeared_A_Father_Daughter_Memoir?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">The Year We Disappeared: A Father - Daughter Memoir</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/244047.Cylin_Busby">Cylin Busby</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26110472?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 4 of 5 stars<br/>Officer John Busby was on his way to work as a police officer on Cape Cod when he was ambushed from a moving vehicle. The injuries he sustained that day in 1979 resulted in months and months of painful reconstructive surgery and healing. Beyond the physical injury was the damage done to his family: he, his wife and three children were forced to live under heavy police protection, as the would-be killer might come after any of them at any time. <br/> <br/>This tale of a family whose life is turned upside-down is told as a memoir, the chapters alternating between John's recollections and those of his daughter, Cylin, who was nine years old at the time of the events. This format works well, as we see the same chronology seen through different eyes: the rage and pain of the father, and the confusion and dismay of his young daughter. <br/> <br/><i>The Year We Disappeared</i> does contain some rather disturbing description of the shooting and the injuries sustained, and for some young readers this may be hard to take. But overall, this book is suitable for anyone eighth grade to adult. The writing is direct in a refreshing way: reading it, we feel as though we're getting the unadorned truth, not a literary effort. Cylin's writing, especially, is evocative, bringing in elements of childhood to which I could easily relate. That helps bring the family to life on the printed page. <br/> <br/>This is a tale of adversity and of survival, with a good dose of suspense, since every bump in the night is a potential source of terror. Still, this isn't a thriller -- it's the story of a family determined to survive, together. It's well worth reading. <br/> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/85897?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>