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The Lost and the Found


No. of pages 448

Published: 2017

Great for age 12-18 years

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Real, compulsive and intense: Cat Clarke is the queen of emotional suspense. For fans of Paula Hawkins, Gillian Flynn, Megan Abbott and Jandy Nelson.SHE WAS LOST... When six-year-old Laurel Logan was abducted, the only witness was her younger sister, Faith. Faith's childhood was dominated by Laurel's disappearance - from her parents' broken marriage and the constant media attention to dealing with so-called friends who only ever wanted to talk about her sister. NOW SHE IS FOUND... Thirteen years later, a young woman is found in the garden of the Logans' old house, disorientated and clutching the teddy bear Laurel was last seen with. Laurel is home at last, safe and sound. Faith always dreamed of getting her sister back, without ever truly believing it would happen. But a disturbing series of events leaves Faith increasingly isolated and paranoid, and before long she begins to wonder if everything that's lost can be found again...

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 448 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2017 by Hachette Children's Group .

Cat Clarke is the bestselling author of several YA novels including Girlhood and The Lost and Found. She has won many awards for her novels including the Redbridge Teenage book award and the Lancashire Book of the Year Award.

 

Clarke excels at genuine page-turners with a heart of darkness and I read this in one greedy sitting. * The Bookseller *

 

A satsifying and...all-too-credible thriller * Inis *

 

Undoubtedly one of the most exciting and talented YA writers in Britain * Library Mice on Cat Clarke *

 

I wholly, unabashedly and completely recommend this book * Inis Magazine on Cat Clarke *

 

Clarke...succeeds brilliantly, thanks to the reality of the characters and the depth of the emotion * The Scotsman on Cat Clarke *

 

Moving, thought provoking and utterly gripping from start to finish * Mizz on Cat Clarke *

 

Blending coming-of-age elements with psychological suspense, Clarke carefully weaves a story in which the unnerving truth is slowly unveiled. As with the best thrillers, the truth is far from a straight line, and what readers believe changes with every turn of the page. In this fast-paced and darkly entertaining novel, Clarke's true success lies is in crafting a realistic and haunting story of two young women who redefine what it means to be sisters. * Publishers Weekly *