Name: The Truth about Celia
ISBN: 9780375727702

Kevin Brockmeier

A novel about the disappearance of a young girl, narrated from her father's point of view as he struggles to come to terms with her vanishing.

The Truth about Celia

Barry Hess

I picked the worst time to read this book, a book that I had no idea what the content was. I was departing to NYC for a business trip, leaving my two daughters and wife, reading a book about a seven-year-old disappearing form her yard without a trace. Joy!

My only exposure to Brockmeier was a single, magical short story, and this novel has a definite short story vibe. At least two of the chapters are basically short stories within the book, and the rest of the chapters are fairly self-contained.

In any case, a lot of it was quite well done, though I didn't read it as deliberately as I would a short story. So I'm sure I missed a lot of beauty in the details.