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4.5★
“‘Are we going to get stuck in the snow, Taylor?’
He shook his head in mock disappointment. ‘When are you going to start calling me Dad?’
‘You don’t call me Daughter.’ That was Claire."
Eight years old. Only eight when National Parks Ranger Taylor Bridges did indeed have an accident in the snow and was pinned in his seat, so he explained how to get back to the main road to get help. But she disappeared in the snow, bright red parka and all.
After almost a year of gut-wrenching searching, Taylo ...more
“‘Are we going to get stuck in the snow, Taylor?’
He shook his head in mock disappointment. ‘When are you going to start calling me Dad?’
‘You don’t call me Daughter.’ That was Claire."
Eight years old. Only eight when National Parks Ranger Taylor Bridges did indeed have an accident in the snow and was pinned in his seat, so he explained how to get back to the main road to get help. But she disappeared in the snow, bright red parka and all.
After almost a year of gut-wrenching searching, Taylo ...more

Taylor Bridges had buried himself in the vastness of the National Park of Tasmania, unable to recover from his grief and guilt over the loss of his beautiful daughter Claire. His marriage was fractured; Maggie was on the mainland and they stayed in telephone contact, but their grief had gradually driven them apart. Now Taylor’s days were filled with his job as Ranger for the National Park while his nights were filled with nightmares and sleepwalking.
The morning of the one year anniversary of Cla ...more
The morning of the one year anniversary of Cla ...more

Easy to read despite the deep grief of protagonist. And those endings... made me cry!! Loved it.

Aug 11, 2014
Shelleyrae at Book'd Out
marked it as to-read

Apr 24, 2022
Gaynor
marked it as to-read