Lowbridge by Lucy Campbell

 Lowbridge 

by Lucy Campbell


Where everybody knows everyone, 
how can somebody just disappear?


Lowbridge by Lucy Campbell was published on 6th July 2023 by Ultima Press. My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to Random Book Tours for inviting me to take part on the tour.




Synopsis

1987: It’s late summer and a time of change when a 17-year-old girl leaves the local shopping centre in the sleepy town of Lowbridge and is never seen again. Her unsolved disappearance is never far from the town’s memory. There’s those who grew up in the shadow of her loss whose own lives were altered forever, and those who know more than they’re saying. 

2018: Katherine Ashworth, shattered by the death of her daughter, moves to her husband’s hometown. Searching for a way to pick up the pieces of her life, she joins the local historical society and becomes obsessed with the three-decades-old mystery. 

As Katherine digs into that summer of 1987, she stumbles upon the trail of a second girl who vanished and was never missed because no one cared enough to see what was happening in plain sight. In a town simmering with divisions and a cast of unforgettable characters, Lowbridge is a heart-wrenching mystery about the girls who are lost, the ones who are mourned and those who are forgotten.





My Review

This is a gripping dual timeline story that kept me enthralled from start ot finish. Is is so all consuming that I couldn't put it down and finished it, to the detriment of everything else, in an afternoon and ad evening.

There are so many moving moments within the book and you will need tissues at the end as it comes to a conclusion where justice is achieved and something positive moves forwards out of tragedy.

This is Lucy's first novel and I hope it won't be the last as she has the ability to draw the reader in , moving from a group of teenagers experiencing life and pushing boundaries, to a mother who is grieving for a daughter who was tragically taken. the chapters are the right length and move with ease between the two timelines ensuring that the reader is able to keep the thread of what is happening in both timelines in their mind. This is not always an easy skill to pull off . but for me Lucy gets the balance right and the book takes the reader forward at a fair pace towards its conclusion.

This is a book centred around women and their rights and how they look out for each other, standing together firmly for justice.

One poignant aspect that I have derived from the story is that no matter what grief entails their can be hope and unity to achieve a positive goal moving forwards.

I for one will be looking out for further books from Lucy Campbell in the, hopefully,not too distant future.




About the Author



Lucy Campbell has worked as a writer and sub-editor across magazines, newspapers and non-fiction books. Lowbridge is her first novel. She lives in Canberra with her husband and three children. Twitter: @ultimopress I @CampbellLucyN Instagram: @campbelllucy | @ultimopress | @ultimopressu

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