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Gone Tonight

A Novel

by Sarah Pekkanen
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"I'm a huge fan of Sarah Pekkanen's books, and GONE TONIGHT is her best yet." —Colleen Hoover

"Jaw-dropping. Layered. Triumphant." - The New York Times

When Ruth Sterling was a teenager, she slipped away one night, desperate to escape an abusive home and a troubling boyfriend. Pregnant, alone, and prepared to do anything to survive, she eventually makes a life for herself—and soon, for her newborn daughter Catherine. For more than twenty years, Ruth has lived quietly and has provided for her daughter. But she is always ready to run at a moment's notice, and never allows either of them to put down roots too deeply. Now, Catherine is grown and craves a life for herself. This is something her mother will do anything to prevent—but for what reasons? It has always been just the two of them against the world. But how well do they really know each other? When Ruth's deeply held quest to keep Catherine by her side reveals cracks in her carefully constructed world, both mother and daughter begin a dance of deception. They both have secrets. But which one of them carries the real darkness inside?
Propulsive, brilliantly layered, and a true shocker, Gone Tonight is an emotionally thrilling powerhouse of a novel about the things we do for love, and what we're capable of when pushed to the limit.

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    August 1, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9781250283986

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      • ISBN: 9781250283986
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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      March 1, 2023

      Quiet, nose-to-the-grindstone Ruth Sterling lives for daughter Catherine, but that's about to change; Catherine is aching to leave home. But Ruth is resistant; there's a reason the two have moved every few years and that Catherine knows nothing about Ruth's past. With a 250,000-copy firsts printing. Prepub Alert.

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    • Library Journal

      July 28, 2023

      This solo effort from Pekkanen, coauthor of several thrillers with Greer Hendricks, including The Golden Couple, touches on the commonplace struggle between parents and children--the desire of a parent to protect at all costs and the rights of children to know certain truths. Catherine Sterling's mother, Ruth, is the only family she has ever known. Ruth says her family disowned her when she became pregnant with Catherine as a teen. She refuses to speak about them or anything else about her past, including the identity of Catherine's father. In light of devastating medical news, Catherine feels that it's important to learn her mother's story. But Ruth is resistant, even responding with anger when she is asked. Alternating chapters from both characters' points of view divulge most of Ruth's secrets from her past, including incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault. The tension lies in the cat-and-mouse game between mother and daughter, as one works hard to unravel the other's secrets, while the other goes to extreme measures to keep the truth from being revealed. Each of their motives also lies in question, as well as their reliability as narrators. VERDICT Recommended, especially for domestic-thriller fans interested in something other than marital dramas.--Joanna Harris

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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