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On Chapel Sands: My mother and other missing persons

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD**`A modern masterpiece` GuardianUncovering the mystery of her mother`s disappearance as a child: Laura Cumming, prize-winning author and art critic, takes a closer look at her family story.Autumn 1929 – a young girl is kidnapped from a beach. Five agonising days go by before she is discovered safe and well in a nearby village. The child remembers nothing of these events and at home, nobody ever speaks of them again. Decades later, Laura Cumming delves into the mystery surrounding her mother`s disappearance. Examining everything from old family photos to letters, tickets and recipes, she uncovers a series of secrets and lies perpetuated not just by her family but by the whole community and in doing so unlocks a mystery almost a century old.`A moving, many-sided human story of great depth and tenderness, and a revelation of how art enriches life` Sunday Times**Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction**

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