The Fall of Lisa Bellow

"A daring narrative strategy...You will hate to leave the inside of this woman's head when you finish the book. The texture of family life as it unravels, then begins to regenerate, is conveyed with unflinching clarity and redemptive good humor." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"[A] sharp and suspenseful novel...The novel's tension arises as much from Perabo's insight into a complex and changing family dynamic as from the horror of an unusual but believable situation. Perabo's female characters are particularly strong....Survivor's guilt takes on a unique form here, as the novel plays with the reader's understanding of what is actually going on in Meredith's world." -Publishers Weekly

"Gripping...Perabo captures both the unease and bravado of adolescence alongside the worries of parenthood and is unafraid to explore the family members' flaws as they attempt to emerge from chaos." -Booklist

"Dark and suspenseful." -Glamour.com (Best Books To Read in 2017 selection)

"Told through the incredibly honest eyes of an eighth grade girl and her despairing mother, this moving story touches on tragedy, loss, and what happens to those affected." -RealSimple.com (Best Books of March selection)

"The second novel from writer Susan Perabo is wrenching, a dark yet beautifully told story of family, fear and grief." -Bookpage

"Absolutely masterful...this should be the book to launch Susan Perabo into the realm of Known Writers, those folks whose each new work marks the landscape in overt ways. All her powerful skills are on display here-the vivid, telling details, the strangely askance story actually being told, the murky irresolution that's somehow gratifying despite not delivering on what most readers will likely expect...this is a dynamite, stunning book that'll hang in you long after you finish it." -The Brooklyn Rail

"Utterly captivating and achingly beautiful, The Fall of Lisa Bellow brilliantly explores the aftermath of a shocking abduction in an idyllic town, moving seamlessly between the rocky terrain of teenage grief and maternal guilt to show the ultimate redemptive power of love. It's a fantastic, thought-provoking novel." -Kimberly McCreight, New York Times Bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia and The Outliers