Still missing came out in 1981, was translated into fourteen languages and has been continuously in print in the usa ever since. I have just finished still missing and thought it was a wonderful book. Beth gutcheon is currently considered a single author. That, in a nutshell, is the basic story of still missing, by beth gutcheon published by persephone, but theres much more to it than that. Beth gutcheon builds a heartrending suspense that culminates in a climax you will never forget. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Still missing by beth gutcheon, 9780060977030, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. One of her popular books, still missing, has been adapted into a hollywood feature film by. It was a perfect blend of crime thriller, mystery and reallife solid emotion. Beth gutcheon was born in 1945 and grew up in western pennsylvania. It explores the effect of alexs disapearance on his mother susan, and its impact on her relationships with her exhusband graham and his new wife, and on her friends and neighbours and the way they react. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. She is the writer of several film scripts, including the academyaward nominee the children of theatre street.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. I can only think of a couple other persephone authors in that category. Normally this type of book, i find depressing, but this time i still couldnt put it down. It is in fact written in the spare, direct style of a thriller. Kerry i remember how the deep end of the ocean was a huge phenomenon when it was oprahs first book, and i never could read it either. Solmssen the warfield syndrome by henry denker the dam by robert byrne. She has written several film scripts, including the academy award nominee the children of theatre street. Still missing was made into the 20th century fox feature film without a trace haunting, harrowing, and highly effective a stunning shocker of an ending. I was only a dozen or so pages into beth gutcheons still missing when i realized i recognized the story she was telling. Her work has been translated into at least fifteen languages. It strings out the suspense to the almost unendurable.
Beth gutcheon books list of books by author beth gutcheon. Putnams sons published still missing, a novel by beth gutcheon. Still missing by beth richardson gutcheon, 1981, putnam edition, in english still missing 1981 edition open library. Beth gutcheon turned out to be one of my favorite authors in 2000. Still missing by beth gutcheon paperback, 1982 for sale.
In addition to her critically acclaimed leeway cottage, beth gutcheon is the author of the novels more than you know, five fortunes, saying grace, domestic pleasures, still missing, and the new girls. She has written 10 novels including death at breakfast, gossip, goodbye and amen, still missing, and more than you know. During the persephone readathon, i chose to read still missing by beth gutcheon which is rather an anomaly for persephone, in that it was published in 1981. Still missing is the most involving book ive read for ages. Many of them have also been released in the audio and large print formats. I read the rest of the book the next night, nothing would have stopped me getting back to this book. Sitting with beth gutcheon in her spacious tribeca loft, its easy to see where her characters and themes come from. I did hear still missing is a film but i dont think i could watch it.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The novels penned by gutcheon have been translated into as many as 14 foreign languages. It was about a 6yearold boy in boston, alex selky, who kissed his mother goodbye, headed for school. Not terribly happy subject matter though, it is based on the etan patz case. Joann i realized after id read it that gutcheon also wrote leeway cottage which i keep hearing about. The boy vanishes, sans suspense the washington post. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Click to read more about still missing by beth gutcheon. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english volume 3. Beth gutcheon is the critically acclaimed author of the novels, the new girls, still missing, domestic pleasures, saying grace, five fortunes, more than you know, leeway cottage, and goodbye and amen. From the acclaimed new york times bestselling author of still missing. Still missing by beth gutcheon goodreads share book.
Beth gutcheon is the bestselling author of eleven novels. Beth gutcheon may have gone hollywood when still missing, her 1981 novel about an abducted boy, was adapted into the feature film without a trace gutcheon penned the screenplay but she hasnt forgotten her roots as a novelist, as evidenced by the acclaimed more than you know and leeway cottage. Without a trace 1983 more than you know 2000 other fiction. If i hadnt had to get up for work next morning, i think id have sat up half the night. Still missing by beth gutcheon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. From the acclaimed new york times bestselling author of still missing, more than you know, and gossip comes the first entry in a stylish and witty mystery series featuring a pair of unlikely investigatorsa shrewd novel of manners with a dark heart of murder at its center, set in smalltown new england.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Search for library items search for lists search for. Still missing by beth gutcheon a princess in berlin by arthur r. Beth gutcheon audio books, best sellers, author bio. One of her popular books, still missing, has been adapted into a hollywood feature film by the name of without a trace. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In the story of a missing boy, a mother as protagonist. The premise of still missing by beth gutcheon is simple, direct and exploitative. Still missing held me in its grips right until the last paragraph. Her second novel, still missing, was translated into 14 languages, and published in a condensed version by readers digest, a large print edition for the visionimpaired, and made into an audio book. Still missing was made into the20th century fox feature film without a trace haunting, harrowing, and highly effective a stunning shocker of an ending.
Apparently inspired by a recent case in new yorks soho neighborhood, this bodyblow of a novel zeroes in on the agony of a mother whose child is missing. Gutcheon used her appearances promoting the novel, whose plot centered on a child abduction, to elevate the subject of missing children to the level of a national issue, raising public awareness and support for child find of america. Alex selky, age 6 34, a small, sturdy child with a twohundredwatt smile and a giggle like falling water. In the story of a missing boy, a mother as protagonist november 30, 2010 i was only a dozen or so pages into beth gutcheons still missing when i. Being a mother, i have to admit, this is one of my worst nightmares, but beth gutcheon made you feel like you were experiencing exactly what the mother was going through from the first moment the boy was lost to the end of the book. She went to radcliffe college now part of harvard and worked briefly in publishing. Beth gutcheon beth richardson gutcheon 1945 author website.