The Book of Lost Things: A Novel

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Simon and Schuster, Nov 7, 2006 - Fiction - 339 pages
New York Timesbestselling author John Connolly's unique imagination takes readers through the end of innocence into adulthood and beyond in this dark and triumphantly creative novel of grief and loss, loyalty and love, and the redemptive power of stories.High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the death of his mother. He is angry and alone, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness, and as he takes refuge in his imagination, he finds that reality and fantasy have begun to meld. While his family falls apart around him, David is violently propelled into a land that is a strange reflection of his own world, populated by heroes and monsters, and ruled over by a faded king who keeps his secrets in a mysterious book...The Book of Lost Things.An imaginative tribute to the journey we must all make through the loss of innocence into adulthood, John Connolly's latest novel is a book for every adult who can recall the moment when childhood began to fade, and for every adult about to face that moment.The Book of Lost Thingsis a story of hope for all who have lost, and for all who have yet to lose. It is an exhilarating tale that reminds us of the enduring power of stories in our lives.
 

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Section 1
1
Section 2
11
Section 3
23
Section 4
35
Section 5
47
Section 6
55
Section 7
65
Section 8
75
Section 18
163
Section 19
177
Section 20
187
Section 21
203
Section 22
217
Section 23
229
Section 24
233
Section 25
243

Section 9
85
Section 10
91
Section 11
99
Section 12
109
Section 13
121
Section 14
131
Section 15
141
Section 16
149
Section 17
155
Section 26
259
Section 27
269
Section 28
281
Section 29
291
Section 30
303
Section 31
313
Section 32
327
Section 33
333
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About the author (2006)

John Connolly is the author of Every Dead Thing, Dark Hollow, The Killing Kind, The White Road, Bad Men, Nocturnes, and The Black Angel. He is a regular contributor to The Irish Times and lives in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, see his website at www.johnconnolly.co.uk.

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