The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly'A moving fable, brilliantly imagined, about the agony of loss and the pain of young adulthood' The Times This illustrated edition includes two new short stories Cinderella, A Version and The Rat King, the latter introducing the Crooked Man who is central to the world of The Book of Lost Things and an afterword from the author. 'Once upon a time, there was a boy who lost his mother . . .' As twelve year old David takes refuge from his grief in the

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Drawing on twenty years' experience as a writer and performer

combines comic misunderstandings with a heartfelt story about acceptance and belonging

In taking this anthropomorphic approach

The earth was young and full of colour

the opposite is true: confidence is a skill based on ideas about our place in the world

Written by qualified marine biologists with a passion for their subject

Old Ireland in Colour brings to life the rich history of Ireland and the Irish through the colour restoration of these stunning images of all walks of Irish life throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

By turns gripping and darkly funny