“Quantum Girl Theory: Once she is gone, a missing girl becomes everything that everyone thinks she might be; our theories create her fate.”
Mary is a psychic in 1961. She is trying to help find a missing girl in North Carolina even though she is eyed with suspicion by the entire town. They believe she is a fraud out only for the $7000 reward money.
Mary is also a missing girl herself. Originally named Paula, she disappeared fifteen years earlier. The details of the many different ways she could have disappeared flood her dreams and her psychic visions.
The prose is more elegant that most conventional fiction. However, the structure of the book is confusing. There were too many different Mary backstories for me to keep straight. Even the conclusion was not straight forward. I think Quantum Girl Theory would be a better choice for literary fiction fans rather than regular mystery/thriller readers like me. 3 stars.
Thanks to Random House and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.