Vanished
Vanished by Danielle Steel, published by Delacorte Press in 1993, is a contemporary fiction novel that explores the harrowing experience of a couple facing the abduction of their son. Set against the backdrop of the late 1930s, the story unfolds in an elegant Manhattan brownstone where Marielle Patterson and her husband, Malcolm, navigate their seemingly perfect lives filled with hidden secrets. The narrative delves into the emotional turmoil that ensues following the mysterious disappearance of their son, Teddy, intertwining themes of love, loss, and the complexities of human relationships.
As the investigation into Teddy’s kidnapping intensifies, Marielle’s past resurfaces with the reappearance of her first love, Charles Delauney, who becomes embroiled in the unfolding drama. The story examines the impact of suspicion and accusation on the lives of those involved, including the scrutiny from the FBI and special agent John Taylor. Throughout the novel, readers will encounter a rich tapestry of emotions, as revelations about Marielle, Charles, and Malcolm emerge, revealing the intricate motives and passions that bind them together in their desperate search for the child who vanished. This edition contains 304 pages and is presented in English.
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Vanished tells the story of a man and woman faced with an almost unthinkable tragedy–the mysterious abduction of their son.
In the late 1930s, in the shadow of the Lindbergh kidnapping, and as war looms in Europe, Marielle Patterson shares and elegant Manhattan brownstone with her husband, Malcolm, and their little boy, Teddy. Though the couple’s lives are filled with secrets, Marielle is a devoted wife and mother, and Malcolm is a man everyone admires.
On the eve of Teddy’s disappearance, Marielle runs into her first love, American expatriate Charles Delauney. And when Teddy is kidnapped, Charles is first blamed, then arrested. But as the search for Teddy widens, even Marielle is scrutinized by the FBI and special agent John Taylor. Suspicions and accusations mingle with terror and heartbreak as every threat, every failure, every fear, is remembered, examined, explored.
During Charles Delauney’s trial, a series of revalations begins to unravel the about Marielle, Charles, and Malcolm, uncovering the motives and passions controlling their lives.
Vanished is a tale of guilt, desire, suspense, and of people drawn inexorably together, seeking the child who… vanished.
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