The Story She Left Behind: A Novel

By Patti Callahan Henry

Book Overview

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Brilliant, riveting, so beautifully written, impossible to put down." --Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author Inspired by a true literary mystery, New... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1668023156
• ISBN13: 9781668023150
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Beautifully written story of mother-daughter relationships

Thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for a digital advance reader's copy. All comments and opinions are my own. Patti Callahan Henry has become one of my go-to authors, and I couldn’t wait to read her latest novel. It checked many of my boxes – historical fiction, a bit of romance, a mystery, family secrets, art (both painting and writing), the British countryside, and connections to Beatrix Potter. I appreciated the way so many themes were threaded into the novel: the mother-daughter relationships, the hints of magical realism, the connections to nature, the importance of language, the passion to be creative, concepts of memories, grief, abandonment, and trust. What a beautifully written story with many sentences and paragraphs that had me marveling at the expressive and unique word choices. If you enjoy family dynamics, a literary mystery, and a sweet romance, you will want to read this story of a legendary book, a lost mother, and a daughter’s search for them both.