{"product_id":"9781529391817","title":"The Land of Lost Things","description":"Author: John Connolly\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529391817\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Sep 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e***\u003c\/i\u003e THE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eTOP TEN BESTSELLER\u003ci\u003e ***\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwice upon a time - for that is how some stories should continue \u003c\/i\u003e. . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Book lovers and fans of John Connolly will not be disappointed by this \u003cb\u003eremarkable\u003c\/b\u003e standalone novel' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Will wholly satisfy fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lost Things\u003c\/i\u003e. The tale is fully immersed in the otherworld of fantasy and fairytale... the novel is also a quietly profound journey to the heart of the human condition' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This can be read as a standalone, and may well prove as popular as its predecessor' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident. She is a body without a spirit, a stolen child. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud to Phoebe the fairy stories she loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But it is hard to keep faith, so very hard.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now 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, and to journey - to a land coloured by the memories of Ceres's childhood, and the folklore beloved of her father, to a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; to a land where old enemies are watching, and waiting.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To the Land of Lost Things.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor anyone who loved \u003ci\u003eTHE BOOK OF LOST THINGS\u003c\/i\u003e and for all readers who enjoy \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edark, beautifully written fables that explore the heart of the human condition: love, loyalty and sacrifice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A unique and compelling journey' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Dark and beautiful' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHEAT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Captivating... he's certainly spun more gold with \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Lost Things' \u003cb\u003eSUNDAY BUSINESS POST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A rollicking adventure... Connolly is such a skilled storyteller that you can't help being swept along' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This dark fairy tale, sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lost Things \u003c\/i\u003e(2006), speaks volumes about a mother's devotion [...] A feat of imagination' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKIRKUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I've been waiting for this book for over 15 years and it is everything I hoped it would be and more. \u003cb\u003eSimply\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ebreathtaking\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eMARK BILLINGHAM\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363101757598,"sku":"ADS-9781529391817","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529391817.jpg?v=1767313039","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529391817","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}