Book Review

Desire Lines

EW's GRADE
B+

Details Writer: Christina Baker Kline; Genre: Fiction

Facing her 10-year high school reunion, Kathryn Campbell feels like a complete failure: She's a recently divorced unemployed journalist temporarily living with her mom in Bangor, Maine. Her return home also resurrects haunting memories about the unsolved disappearance of her best friend, Jennifer, who vanished after high school graduation; with time on her hands, Kathryn decides to reinvestigate the closed case. What makes this Gen-X-targeted novel so satisfying is how intelligently Kline dovetails Kathryn's challenge to find her way in life with her attempts to solve a psychologically resonant mystery. B+

Originally posted Mar 12, 1999 Published in issue #476 Mar 12, 1999 Order article reprints

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