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Hello! Many of you may know that I recently read and loved If You’re Gone by Brittany Goodwin (if you haven’t seen the review you can see it HERE ). But now I am here with an amazing interview with the author of If You’re Gone , Brittany Goodwin! For anyone who has not read If You’re Gone , can you describe it in one sentence? “If You’re Gone is a realistic mystery about love and loss that will keep you thinking long after you close the book.” I have to ask the most cliché question of them all, but how did you come up with the idea for If You’re Gone ? That’s not a cliché question at all! In fact, I have to figure out exactly how to answer it! I created the characters of Lillian and Brad when I was not even in high school. Brad was that heartthrob guy that I was dreaming about and Lillian was a fictionalized version of myself. (Very original, huh?!) I began by writing a story about their relationship, but as I got older and began following missing persons c...

I’m not usually one to read an entire book in a day… If You’re Gone is an exception If You’re Gone traces a trying summer for rising high school senior Lillian White as she struggles to cope with the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend, Brad Lee - reported missing the morning after his graduation ceremony. When law enforcement dismisses the case and classifies Brad as voluntarily missing, Lillian becomes desperate to prove that he couldn’t have just walked away. Not from his friends. Not from his family. Not from her. Launching her own investigation into the darker side of her small North Carolina town, Lillian begins to uncover secrets from Brad’s past that force her to question everything she thought she knew about him and their relationship. "Soul-stirring... Truly one of the most innovative voices to come along in a while. Goodwin has weaved an engaging web of deceit and intrigue that embodies not only her storytelling prowess but highlights her visionar...