The False Friend by Myla Goldberg

This is a story of how memory betrays us.

Celia, a young professional, suddenly remembers what really happened to her friend when they were nine years old.  Djuna had disappeared into a brown car as the five friends walked a forbidden route home from school.  Celia travels home, tells her parents, and begins looking up the former friends to tell them what really happened.  But no one believes her account.  All insist that Djuna was picked up by a brown car and disappeared forever.

An intense, tight story of how a traumatic event affects us.  Goldberg is author of The Bee Season.