Lost Story
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The Lost Story
Once upon a time, two boys went missing in the woods. Six months later, they reappeared, with no explanation for where they’d been or how they’d survived. Fifteen years on, Rafe is a reclusive artist with no memory of what happened during those months, despite the scars he bears. Meanwhile, Jeremy is a famed missing persons investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her long-lost sister, who vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy. Jeremy also keeps a secret: the fantastical truth about the magical realm they made home for those six months. And it’s there they may find Emilie’s sister. Alongside Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they left behind – for only then can they get back everything and everyone they’ve lost.
Önskeleken
Hyllad, gripande debutroman om drömmar & önskeuppfyllelser»Jag känner mig helt mållös. En magisk bok.« Once Upon A Frida»En av de bästa böckerna jag läst i år.« Camillas boktips »En helt underbar sagobok för vuxna!« Boknjutaren Lucy Hart vet hur det är att växa upp under svåra förhållanden och utan föräldrars kärlek. Som barn sökte hon alltid tröst i böckernas värld - framför allt i Jack Mastersons Klockön-serie. Nu är hon tjugosex, arbetar som lärarassistent och delar med sig av sin passion för läsning till sina elever. Hennes favorit är den sjuårige, föräldralöse Christopher Lamb. Lucys högsta önskan hade varit att få ta hand om honom även utanför skolan.En dag tillkännager Jack Masterson att han till sist skrivit en ny Klockön-bok, något Lucy knappt längre vågat hoppas på. Boken kommer dock bara att tryckas i ett enda exemplar, och en tävling kommer att hållas i Mastersons hem - det riktiga Klockön. Lucy är en av fyra personer som valts ut för att tävla om boken.Hon ställs nu mot ett par skoningslösa boksamlare och möter även Hugo Reese, Klockön-seriens svårmodige illustratör. I bakgrunden planerar Masterson den ultimata twisten - något som kan komma att förändra Lucys liv för alltid.I översättning av Jessica Hallén.MEG SHAFFER är en bästsäljande amerikansk författare, som tidigare publicerat feelgoodböcker under pseudonym. Önskeleken är hennes hyllade debut under eget namn. En gripande roman som tar sig an svåra teman som övergrepp och förtryck i relationer, föräldralöshet, föräldrar som inte räcker till, ensamhet och missbruk, men gör det på ett uppslukande och upplyftande sätt. Önskeleken har blivit en stor säljsuccé och sålts till över 20 länder. »Som en saga! Det gick absolut inte lägga den ifrån sig.« Betyg: 4 av 5 - Mias bok»En njutning att läsa.« En bok några koppar te »En väldigt fin berättelse om drömmar, önskningar och böckernas magiska värld!« Beckas bokhylla
Önskeleken
Hyllad, gripande debutroman om drömmar & önskeuppfyllelser»Jag känner mig helt mållös. En magisk bok.« Once Upon A Frida »En av de bästa böckerna jag läst i år.« Camillas boktips»En helt underbar sagobok för vuxna!« Boknjutaren Lucy Hart vet hur det är att växa upp under svåra förhållanden och utan föräldrars kärlek. Som barn sökte hon alltid tröst i böckernas värld - framför allt i Jack Mastersons Klockön-serie. Nu är hon tjugosex, arbetar som lärarassistent och delar med sig av sin passion för läsning till sina elever. Hennes favorit är den sjuårige, föräldralöse Christopher Lamb. Lucys högsta önskan hade varit att få ta hand om honom även utanför skolan.En dag tillkännager Jack Masterson att han till sist skrivit en ny Klockön-bok, något Lucy knappt längre vågat hoppas på. Boken kommer dock bara att tryckas i ett enda exemplar, och en tävling kommer att hållas i Mastersons hem - det riktiga Klockön. Lucy är en av fyra personer som valts ut för att tävla om boken.Hon ställs nu mot ett par skoningslösa boksamlare och möter även Hugo Reese, Klockön-seriens svårmodige illustratör. I bakgrunden planerar Masterson den ultimata twisten - något som kan komma att förändra Lucys liv för alltid.I översättning av Jessica Hallén.MEG SHAFFER är en bästsäljande amerikansk författare, som tidigare publicerat feelgoodböcker under pseudonym. Önskeleken är hennes hyllade debut under eget namn. En gripande roman som tar sig an svåra teman som övergrepp och förtryck i relationer, föräldralöshet, föräldrar som inte räcker till, ensamhet och missbruk, men gör det på ett uppslukande och upplyftande sätt. Önskeleken har blivit en stor säljsuccé och sålts till över 20 länder. »Som en saga! Det gick absolut inte lägga den ifrån sig.« Betyg: 4 av 5 - Mias bok »En njutning att läsa.« En bok några koppar te »En väldigt fin berättelse om drömmar, önskningar och böckernas magiska värld!« Beckas bokhylla
The Wishing Game
'Clever, dark, and hopeful . . . a love letter to reading and the power childhood stories have over us long after we've grown up' V.E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue'A dreamy, inventive novel about how books can not only change lives but save them too' Sarah Addison Allen, author of Other Birds One of the Washington Post's top ten feel-good novels of the year: a perfect gift for book lovers everywhere! During her lonely childhood, Lucy Hart found solace in Jack Masterson's Clock Island books. Now a teacher's aide, she shares her love of reading with Christopher, a former student she'd give anything to adopt - if only she could afford it.Just when Lucy is about to give up, the famously reclusive writer announces that he's finally written a new book, and he's holding a contest at his home on the real Clock Island to win the only copy.Winning the most sought-after book in the world could change Lucy and Christopher's lives. But with wily opponents, the books' distractingly handsome illustrator, and Jack Masterson himself to contend with, that won't be as easy as she wishes . . . Readers LOVE The Wishing Game! 'Do yourself a favor and read this immediately! It will make your heart so happy''It's books like this that remind me why I fell in love with reading in the first place''One of the best books I've ever read''Beautiful, heartbreaking, magical, and hope-instilling''No words to describe this fantastic book''Imaginative, moving and so life-affirming!''What storytelling should be all about''My cheeks hurt from smiling by the end' Love The Wishing Game? Discover Meg Shaffer's gorgeously moving The Lost Story, available to pre-order now!
The Lost Story
As boys, best friends Jeremy Cox and Rafe Howell went missing in a vast West Virginia state forest, only to mysteriously reappear six months later with no explanation for where they'd gone or how they'd survived. Fifteen years after their miraculous homecoming, Rafe is a reclusive artist who still bears scars inside and out but has no memory of what happened during those months. Meanwhile, Jeremy has become a famed missing persons' investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her sister, who vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy. Jeremy alone knows the fantastical truth about the disappearances, for while the rest of the world was searching for them, the two missing boys were in a magical realm filled with impossible beauty and terrible danger. He believes it is there that they will find Emilie's sister. However, Jeremy has kept Rafe in the dark since their return for his own inscrutable reasons. But the time for burying secrets comes to an end as the quest for Emilie's sister begins. The former lost boys must confront their shared past, no matter how traumatic the memories. Alongside the headstrong Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they called home for six months-for only then can they get back everything and everyone they've lost.
The Lost Story
'This wildly imaginative book speaks to every reader who yearns for a more magical world' - THAO THAI, author of Banyan Moon 'If you'd like to dream instead of a parallel world where love and loyalty and friendship are the magic that transforms the least of us into genuine heroes, then Meg Shaffer's The Lost Story is the book you've been waiting for' - RICHARD RUSSO, author of Empire Falls From the author of the bestselling novel The Wishing Game comes a Narnia-inspired fairy tale for grown-ups who still knock on the back of wardrobe doors . . . just in case.Once upon a time, two boys went missing in the woods. Six months later, they reappeared, with no explanation for where they'd been or how they'd survived.Fifteen years on, Rafe is a reclusive artist with no memory of what happened during those months, despite the scars he bears. Meanwhile, Jeremy is a famed missing persons investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her long-lost sister, who vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy.Jeremy also keeps a secret: the fantastical truth about the magical realm they made home for those six months. And it's there they may find Emilie's sister.Alongside Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they left behind - for only then can they get back everything and everyone they've lost.'Wholly moving . . . reminded me that even as an adult, if you look hard enough, you can find the child still inside you' - Jodi Picoult, author of Mad Honey, on The Wishing Game'A heartwarming, page-turning story of found family [and] love triumphing over indifference' - Melissa Albert, author of The Hazel Wood, on The Wishing Game'A dreamy, inventive novel . . . Full of the power of imagination, it's one of my favourite books of the year' - Sarah Addison Allen, author of Other Birds, on The Wishing Game'A meditation on the power of hope when all else seems lost' - Kirkus Reviews on The Wishing Game
The Wishing Game
"Clever, dark, and hopeful . . . a love letter to reading and the power that childhood stories have over us long after we've grown up."--V. E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueLucy Hart knows better than anyone what it's like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy found her solace in books, namely the Clock Island series by Jack Masterson. Now a twenty-six-year-old teacher's aide, she is able to share her love of reading with bright, young students, especially seven-year-old Christopher Lamb, who was left orphaned after the tragic death of his parents. Lucy would give anything to adopt Christopher, but even the idea of becoming a family seems like an impossible dream without proper funds and stability.Just when Lucy is about to give up, Jack Masterson announces he's finally written a new book. Even better, he's holding a contest at his home on the real Clock Island, and Lucy is one of the four lucky contestants chosen to compete to win the one and only copy.For Lucy, the chance of winning the most sought-after book in the world means everything to her and Christopher. But first she must contend with ruthless book collectors, wily opponents, and the distractingly handsome (and grumpy) Hugo Reese, the illustrator of the Clock Island books. Meanwhile, Jack "the Mastermind" Masterson is plotting the ultimate twist ending that could change all their lives forever.Be careful what you wish for, because sometimes . . . you might just get it.
The Wishing Game
Make a wish. . . . Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it's like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy found her solace in books, namely the Clock Island series by Jack Masterson. Now a twenty-six-year-old teacher's aide, she is able to share her love of reading with bright, young students, especially seven-year-old Christopher Lamb, who was left orphaned after the tragic death of his parents. Lucy would giv
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