Gull Island by Anna Porter-Used Mary Adkins The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind is a moving story about how confronting life’s greatest uncertainties is often the only way forward

But the line between hatred and passion has never seemed so thin

and jury all fail in their duty to protect the innocent and let a killer get away with murder

" — Minneapolis Star Tribune • "Brilliantly observed

Gull Island by Anna Porter-Used Mary Adkins The Girl He Left BehindWhen her estranged father goes missing, Jude is persuaded by her mother to find his will. She travels to the family cottage on remote Gull Island, glad to be away from the city and to have the chance to sort through old memories, but is unsettled by what she finds there. While contending with the neglected cottage and encroaching wild animals, Jude looks not only for her fathers will, but also for photographs of herself as a baby, desperate for proof