SOLVED. YA Mystery. Two girls with interconnected stories, one is art student (sculpture named echo) whose younger brother went missing/ kidnapped when she was watching him, can't stop crying. Vacation in same Australian? town. Read ~2014-2015. Spoilers.

[Soph]

i read this in about 2014/2015. the book is told from two different girls perspectives. one of them is an art student who’s younger brother got kidnapped when she was watching him and she can’t stop crying. the other girl lives with her grandma or aunt or something and both of them happen to go on a holiday to the same place where one girl used to live. the girl who was an artist is a sculpter and names a sculpture echo. so the crying girl goes to this town and stays in the house that the other girl used to live in, and when she lived there as a kid she was friends with the next door neighbours kids and then one day she went there and the whole family had died like i think murder or something, and when she was at the house she hears a voice asking if she wants to choose another path and then she runs out. so when she goes back she goes to her old house where the other girl is staying and they become friends and talk and then the other girl finally stops crying and they talk about the voice and different life paths or timelines and then it ends with the second girl finding the brother and the woman who kidnapped him and she gets killed saving the brother and it ends at her funeral and the other girls brother is back with her

[Becca]

I notice you're in Australia - do you think this was an Australian author / set in Australia, or can you remember if it was set somewhere else, e.g. the US, the UK?

[Kris]

Soph is still looking for this book:

" YA Mystery book about two girls with interconnected stories, one who’s brother went missing and the other one dies saving him

I read this in about 2014/2015, it was by an Australian so I believe also set in Australia, very YA, themes of mystery and suspense. The book is told from two different girls perspectives, one of them is an art student who’s younger brother got kidnapped when she was watching him and she can’t stop crying. the other girl lives with her grandma or aunt or something and both of them happen to go on a holiday to the same place where one girl used to live. The girl who was an artist is a sculpter and names a sculpture echo. The crying girl goes to this town and stays in the house that the other girl used to live in, and when she lived there as a kid she was friends with the next door neighbours kids and then one day she went there and the whole family had died like i think murder or something, and when she was at the house she hears a voice asking if she wants to choose another path and then she runs out. So when she goes back she goes to her old house where the other girl is staying and they become friends and talk and then the other girl finally stops crying and they talk about the voice and different life paths or timelines and then it ends with the second girl finding the brother and the woman who kidnapped him and she gets killed saving the brother and it ends at her funeral and the other girls brother is back with the sister safe."

[Kris]

Soph, I copied a few book details to the topic header. Feel free to edit it.

[Kris]

The Vanishing Moment by Margaret Wild?

Amazon's preview - https://www.amazon.com/Vanishing-Mome...

Google search of Goodreads:
site:goodreads.com "young adult" "mystery" "two girls" "art student" "brother" missing australian

[Soph]

Kris wrote: "The Vanishing Moment by Margaret Wild?

Amazon's preview - https://www.amazon.com/Vanishing-Mome...

Google search of Goodreads:
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WOW WOW i think this is it!!! This is amazing thank you so much for finding it!!!

[Kris]

Great! Glad you found your book, Soph. Thanks for the update.