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Title: The Moment She Was Gone

Author: Evan Hunter

Narrator: Dan Futterman

Format: Abridged

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-11-07

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

But this time is different.

Last month, Annie got into serious trouble in Sicily and was briefly held in a mental hospital, where an Italian doctor diagnosed her as schizophrenic. Andrew's divorced mother refuses to accept this diagnosis. Andrew himself just isn't sure. But during the course of a desperate 12 hours in New York City, he and the Gulliver family piece together the past and cope with the present in a journey of revelation and self-discovery. Recognizing the truth at last, Andrew can only hope to find his beloved sister before she harms herself or someone else.

The Moment She Was Gone, a shattering novel of a family confronting its collective secrets, marks the high point in a writing career spanning almost five decades.

Critic Reviews:

"Typically well-crafted work by the author of such classics as The Blackboard Jungle, and his fans will want it." (Library Journal)

"Dan Futterman's narration of the family presents all their emotions - disbelief, denial, outrage, and sadness - as they face the reality of Annie's illness." (AudioFile)

Members Reviews:

Great writing, but Kindle edition is awful

The writing was wonderful, but the Kindle edition haswordsthatruntogetherlikethis on almost every page...particularly when Hunter uses italics - which is frequently. I had to push through and tell myself the story was worth it, which it is. The subtitle for this book should be "Denial." It shows the power and repercussions of ignoring signs that are sometimes blatant. People make excuses and rationalize schizophrenic behavior, doing the sufferer no good. Everyone suffers. Hunter's writing is crisp and very readable. Hope that his other work gets better treatment from the publisher.

I never connected with the characters or this family.

I too found the formatting issues annoying, though I slogged on because I kept thinking that I would at some point begin to care about the characters. It never happened. At just over halfway through, I nearly gave up on it, but recalling the positive reviews decided to push through to the end. I wish I hadn't. I suppose if you are looking for a book that will bring you along on the travails of a dysfunctional family with a mentally ill member whom they continue to enable, this one qualifies. The author's writing style is very conversational and easy to read. Perhaps I am not sufficiently empathetic to this kind of family situation and mental illness within a family. I did at least at the end feel relieved that what should have been done years and years before was finally going to happen.

I didn't enjoy this book

I didn't enjoy this book, but I slogged through til the end. It was just... very poorly written. Also, the kindle version had horrible formatting errors, which is not the author's fault, but it didn't make the reading experience any better. I felt zero connection with any of the characters, they were enablers. Long paragraphs of just rambling by the sister. Having worked in a group home for those with some of the more sinister mental disorders, I know this type of rambling first hand. It was loathsome that the characters in the book refused to acknowledge there was an issue. Absolutely loathsome. This book actually kind of mad me angry. I can't say that I will ever read this author again (he's also Ed McBain, I'm told). But I'm done now.