{"product_id":"9781529436358","title":"The Lost Story","description":"Author: Meg Shaffer\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529436358\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt; '\u003cb\u003eThis wildly imaginative book speaks to every reader who yearns for a more magical world' - THAO THAI, author of \u003ci\u003eBanyan Moon \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '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 \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Story\u003c\/i\u003e is the book you've been waiting for' - \u003cb\u003eRICHARD RUSSO, author of \u003ci\u003eEmpire Falls\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u0026lt;\/h3\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Game \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a Narnia-inspired fairy tale for grown-ups who still knock on the back of wardrobe doors . . . just in case.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifteen 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeremy 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlongside 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Wholly moving . . . reminded me that even as an adult, if you look hard enough, you can find the child still inside you' - \u003cb\u003eJodi Picoult, author of \u003ci\u003eMad Honey\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  'A heartwarming, page-turning story of found family [and] love triumphing over indifference' - \u003cb\u003eMelissa Albert, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hazel Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  'A dreamy, inventive novel . . . Full of the power of imagination, it's one of my favourite books of the year' - \u003cb\u003eSarah Addison Allen, author of \u003ci\u003eOther Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  'A meditation on the power of hope when all else seems lost' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363163426974,"sku":"ADS-9781529436358","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529436358.jpg?v=1767313554","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529436358","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}