Twelve-year-old David has lost his mother and, with her, the fragile order of his world. Alone in his attic room, he turns to his books for comfort—until they start whispering to him in the dark. Drawn by grief and anger, David slips into a realm where fairy tales twist into nightmares, wolves walk as men, and the line between hero and monster blurs.
In this shadowed kingdom ruled by a dying king and his mysterious Book of Lost Things, David must confront his fears, his past, and the meaning of love itself.
John Connolly’s The Book of Lost Things is a haunting, beautifully written tale of grief and transformation—a dark fable about growing up, letting go, and the stories that save us.
