Book about a disappeared husband; he is going on a trip in a cabin to spend some time alone, but he never comes back.

[Thibault2000]

Hello,

I'm looking for a book that I have read in 2007. The story, set in the USA, is about a husband who is going on a trip in a cabin to spend some time alone, but he never comes back. The second part of the novel is about, if I remember correctly, how the family copes with the disappearance of the husband/father.

Can someone name that book? Thank you for your help! Thibault.

[Kris]

Thibault2000, what's the genre or tone - mystery, crime, romantic suspense, etc.? Does a romance develop between the wife and a new character?

Can you tell us more about the husband and family - their jobs, interests/skills, how many kids in the family, state of the marriage, family or financial problems, etc.?

[Thibault2000]

Thank you for your message. I am not so sure about the genre or tone. If I remember correctly, it was kind of bittersweet. Maybe the dad/husband was some kind of stay at home dad. I believe things were kind of rocky with the wife, but that's the lot of every married couple from time to time. He was supposed to spend some time alone (maybe fishing ?), but he never came home.

I don't remember the book as being too romantic or mystery/suspense. I believe it was more along the lines of Jeffrey Eugenides.

[Joanna]

Maybe The Art of Keeping Secrets. In this book father is killed in plane crash but the rest fits.

[Thibault2000]

Thank you, but no, that's not the one.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Thibault2000, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

[Thibault2000]

Yes, I ma.

[Kris]

How would you describe Jeffrey Eugenides books (re: message #3)?

[Thibault2000]

Two years after, it's hard to say to explain what I wanted to express!

I would say "nonchalant", "bittersweet".