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Saturated in his loft room, twelve-year-old Mark mournsthe demise of his mother, with just the books on his shelf forcompany. But these publications have started to say to him in thedarkness. Alone and furious, he takes refuge in his imaginationand quickly discovers that dream and fact have started to combine. Whilehis household comes apart around him, David is strongly propelledinto a global that's a weird representation of their own -- populatedby characters and creatures and dominated with a pale master who retains hissecrets in a mystical book, The Book of Lost Things.Taking visitors on a dazzling trip through the lossof purity up and beyond, Ny Timesbestselling writer John Connolly shows a black and persuasive talethat reminds us of the enduring strength of experiences within our lives.