3.5
The Land of Lost Things
By John ConnollyPublisher Description
The redemptive power of stories and family is revealed in New York Times bestselling author John Connolly’s atmospheric tale set in the same magical universe as the “enchanting, engrossing, and enlightening” (Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale) The Book of Lost Things.
“Twice upon a time—for that is how some stories should continue…”
In this “dark fairy tale” (Kirkus Reviews), Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident—a body without a spirit. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud the fairy stories Phoebe loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world.
But an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres. Something wants her to enter, to journey to a land colored by the memories of childhood, and the folklore beloved of her father—a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; a land where old enemies are watching and waiting…
The Land of Lost Things.
“Twice upon a time—for that is how some stories should continue…”
In this “dark fairy tale” (Kirkus Reviews), Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident—a body without a spirit. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud the fairy stories Phoebe loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world.
But an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres. Something wants her to enter, to journey to a land colored by the memories of childhood, and the folklore beloved of her father—a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; a land where old enemies are watching and waiting…
The Land of Lost Things.
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BookWyrm
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“I have long been a fan of Connolly and this yet another book worthy of my library. Dark fairytale as a mother tries to find her lost daughter and meets a cast of familiar yet new characters.”
Characters change and growLikable charactersOriginal writingTwistyDark settingMagical settingDark
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“This was quite an imaginative and well written story. The Land of Lost Things is the sequel to The Book of Lost Things, but can be read on its own. This story starts off sad and slow, but I think that’s what drew me in and kept me invested enough to see where the story was going to go. The pacing does stay on the slow side, but the whimsical aspects and the beautiful storytelling really kept my attention. Fantasy fans are sure to love this one.
Thank you @atriabooks for sending me annoyed copy of the book.”
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About John Connolly
John Connolly is the author of the #1 internationally bestselling Charlie Parker thrillers series, The Book of Lost Things and its sequel The Land of Lost Things, the Samuel Johnson Trilogy for younger readers, and (with Jennifer Ridyard) the Chronicles of the Invaders series. He lives in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, see his website at JohnConnollyBooks.com, or follow him on Twitter @JConnollyBooks.
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