The back cover makes this seem more like a mystery novel that focuses on the community after two women disappear. I don't think that does this justice - this is about Lulu & Doris and how their lives unfold after Bette Parsons & Alice McFee go missing. It follows them over 40-ish years and then flips to tell you the other side of the story, which was brilliant. A slow, methodical read that unfolds in a very deliberate way.