What do you do when somebody walks out of the door and never returns? How do two young parents cope when their toddler disappears from a busy cafe? What happens when life is so unbearable that your only option is to disappear? IN THEIR ABSENCE is a powerful dissection of what it means to go missing. This compelling debut explores the human complexities behind the headlines and statistics to reveal unsettling truths about what it is to live in the shadow of absence. These stories lay bare the agony of unknowing for those left behind. And they show us just how easily a human life can disappear.