The Book of Lost Things

Brief Description: Mourning the loss of his mother, David finds comfort in the books she left behind. But soon the make-believe world of the books melds with David's reality, and the figments of his imagination become startlingly real. Marc Notes: Copyright 2006.; Mourning the loss of his mother, David finds comfort in the books she left behind. But soon the make-believe world of the books melds with David's reality, and the figments of his imagination become startlingly real. Publisher Marketing: 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 tale about navigating the journey into adulthood, while doing your best to hang on to your childhood. Review Citations:

Kliatt 05/01/2007 pg. 46 (EAN 9781428120419, Other)

Publishers Weekly 01/29/2007 pg. 66 (EAN 9781428120402, Compact Disc)

Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/2006 pg. 48 (EAN 9780743298858, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 08/28/2006 pg. 25 (EAN 9780743298858, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2006 pg. 861 (EAN 9780743298858, Hardcover)

Library Journal 09/01/2006 pg. 135 (EAN 9780743298858, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Booksense '76 December 2006 12/01/2006 pg. 1 (EAN 9780743298858, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2007 pg. 20 (EAN 9780743298858, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 120 (EAN 9780743298858, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 160 (EAN 9780743298858, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Connolly, John John Connolly is the author of "The Wrath of Angels", "The Burning Soul", "The Book of Lost Things", and "Bad Men", among many others. He is a regular contributor to" The Irish Times" and lives in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, see his website at JohnConnollyBooks.com, or follow him on Twitter @JConnollyBooks.