"As puzzle pieces click into place, The Missing Piece of Charlie
O'Reilly reveals that it's stories--and family--that make us whole. A
deeply satisfying and beautiful book." --Elana K. Arnold, National
Book Award finalist and author of The Question of Miracles
Charlie O'Reilly is an only child. Which is why it makes everyone
uncomfortable when he talks about his brother.
Liam. His eight-year-old kid brother, who, up until a year ago, slept in
the bunk above Charlie, took pride in being as annoying as possible, and
was the only person who could make Charlie laugh until it hurt.
Then came the morning when the bunk, and Liam, disappeared forever. No
one even remembers him--not Charlie's mother, who has been lost in her
own troubles; and not Charlie's father, who is gone frequently on
business trips. The only person who believes Charlie is his best friend,
Ana--even if she has no memory of Liam, she is as determined as Charlie
is to figure out what happened to him.
The search seems hopeless--until Charlie receives a mysterious note,
written in Liam's handwriting. The note leads Charlie and Ana to make
some profound discoveries about a magic they didn't know existed, and
they soon realize that if they're going to save Liam, they may need to
risk being forgotten themselves, forever.
Rebecca K.S. Ansari's debut novel is a stunning contemporary fantasy
about love, loss, and the power to forgive that we all have inside
us--even if we sometimes forget that it's there.
