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A well written story you fall in love with the characters,set in India and focuses on the lives of people living there.
secrets discovered and mysteries solved.

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Three Ways to Disappear is a compelling novel that perfectly balances the conservationist angle with the dramatic family drama. Locom’s writing style is beautiful and glides through the themes of family tragedy, finding oneself, forbidden love and the magic of cultural kinship to mother -nature.
Sarah DeVaughan retires from her dangerous career in journalism, and pursues her true passion, returning to the country of her childhood- sparking the personal journey of finding where home truly is.
Her older sister Quinn battles with demons of her past, and the repercussions it has on her present family life. She learns to let go, to see strong women in another world, and to overcome fear.
I felt like I was transported to India, and I was so inspired by the descriptive depiction of frontline work by the environmentalists with the animals as well as the local villagers.

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One is hard pressed to say which sister in this tale of family disconnection and reunification is more compelling: the exotic Sarah, journalist-turned-wildlife-activist, or Quinn, mother and keeper of the second, intact, set of twins in the family.

The story’s dual locations of India and Louisville, Kentucky mirrors the dividing of the narrative back and forth between the sisters’ points of view, which in turn reflects the western vs. eastern branching of the tale. Which is to say more lies tantalizingly beneath the surface of this book, rewarding multiple reads.

Filled with tigers, twins, passion, second chances, and plot twists which lead to an unexpected but satisfying climax, this book mesmerizes. It also educates on the plight of tigers and their struggle to survive.

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This is a beautiful novel about family and truth and being an outsider. Sarah , a journalist, takes on a job with a tiger conservation NGO in the small village in India where she and her family once lived, while in the US, her sister Quinn deals with a callous husband, a sick child, and the weight of guilt from her childhood in India. The two work to create a new relationship with each other and those around them, all the while threatened by the politics of their presence in India. The plots are compelling and the writing is gorgeous without being overambitious or false.

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This novel explores many classic themes: family, belonging and survival. The writing here is very lush and the story, while on well-trodden themes, delivers a very readable take.

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