THE YEAR OF FOG BY Michelle Richmond

Six-year old Emma vanished into the thick San Francisco fog. Or into the heaving Pacific. Or somewhere just beyond: to a parking lot, a stranger's van, or a road with traffic flashing by. Now, as the days drag into weeks, as the police lose interest and flyers fade on telephone poles, Emmas's father finds solace in religion and scientific probability- but, Abby can only wander the beaches and city streets attempting to recover the past and the little girl that she lost. With her life at a crossroads, she will leave San Francisco for a country thousands of miles away. And there, by the side of another sea, Abby will make the most astonishing discovery of all- as the truth of Emma's disappearance unravels with stunning force.

This is a profoundly original novel of family, loss and hope, of the choices we make and those that are made for us.