All That Is Mine I Carry With Me

Questions, loss, and Doubt

Ten-year-old Miranda Larkin came home one day in November 1975 to an empty house. Her mother was not there. Her mother was always there to greet her after school. The house was quiet, nothing was missing, nothing was out of place and yet, her mother is nowhere to be seen.

Where is Jane Larkin?

That is a question that will haunt Jane’s sister, Kate and her three children, Alex, Jeff and Miranda. The police believe her father killed their mother and disposed of her body. The children have doubts. Their father, an experienced criminal defense attorney has stated his innocence time and time again. But is he innocent? The majority people in his life and community believe he is a killer. But there is no evidence, no proof, and no witnesses. Now the children must live with a man who may have killed their mother.

Twenty years later their mother’s remains are found, and the children now grown can bury their mother. They know she is truly gone but the question remains, did their father kill her? Now they are faced with a dilemma, what to do and how to move forward.

This book is told through various POV’s and comprised of books. Readers see how the children’s lives were affected by the loss of their mother; not only when they were children, but also when they are adults. They have had to grow up and experience life without her love, support and guidance. What is it like to live with doubt? To believe one parent killed the other? How does that affect relationships?

Once again, William Landay has crafted a well written, well thought out, thought provoking and emotional read. I was glued to the pages and wanted to learn the truth, although I too believed I knew who killed Jane.

Gripping, dramatic, and thought provoking.

Thank you to Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine, Bantam and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.