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Lost

A Novel

By Gregory Maguire

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| Paperback | 9780060988647

Book Description

Winifred Rudge, a bemused writer struggling to get beyond the runaway success of her mass-market astrology book, travels to London to jump-start her new novel about a woman who is being haunted by the ghost of Jack the Ripper. Upon her arrival, she finds that her stepcousin and old friend John CoContinue

Winifred Rudge, a bemused writer struggling to get beyond the runaway success of her mass-market astrology book, travels to London to jump-start her new novel about a woman who is being haunted by the ghost of Jack the Ripper. Upon her arrival, she finds that her stepcousin and old friend John Comestor has disappeared, and a ghostly presence seems to have taken over his home. Is the spirit Winnie's great-great-grandfather, who, family legend claims, was Charles Dickens's childhood inspiration for Ebenezer Scrooge? Could it be the ghostly remains of Jack the Ripper? Or a phantasm derived from a more arcane and insidious origin? Winnie begins to investigate and finds herself the unwilling audience for a drama of specters and shades -- some from her family's peculiar history and some from her own unvanquished past.

In the spirit of A. S. Byatt's Possession, with dark echoing overtones of A Christmas Carol, Lost presents a rich fictional world that will enrapture its readers.

3 Reviews

  • This is my least favorite novel by gregory Maguire so far. I loved Wicked and Confessions of the ugly step sisters, and Beauty, Lost was not based on an original fairy tale like the others that I have enjoyed so much.

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    ― Jamie Gemuend767 said on Sep 21, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • I just could not get into the books. The story started off interesting and I wanted it to keep my interest, but it went from a ghost story to a paranoid girl with issues. I just didn't find this to be a very enjoyable read.

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    ― GeekGirl said on May 15, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 368 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0060988649
  • ISBN-13: 9780060988647
  • Publisher: Regan Books
  • Pub date: Sep 01, 2002
  • Dimensions: 23 cm x 15 cm x 3 cm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover and Unbound
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