What Was Lost
 

What Was Lost

by Catherine O'Flynn

A lost little girl with a notebook and toy monkey appears on the CCTV screen of the Green Oaks shopping centre, evoking memories of junior detective, Kate Meaney, missing for twenty years. Kurt, a security guard with a sleep disorder and Lisa, a disenchanted deputy manager at Your Music, together become entranced by the little girl they keep glimpsing on the security cameras. As Kurt and... (read more)

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Blestchica81
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When I finished reading this bookI almost cried. Corny, I know but it's indicative of a great book when the reader is reluctant to let the characters 'go' at the end. 'What was lost' is about how various characters are drawn together by the disappearance of a little girl. It's really about the misery of human existence when you let resignation and indifference set in. Great characterisation, which is something I adore in fiction and good TV/Film. It reminds me of 'Purple Hibiscus' in the...

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  • ditzy

    ditzy said:

    I loved this book..a really quirky read in an unlikely setting! Part mystery, part reflection on consumerism , the characters were so well drawn and the ending so clever. I thought it was a great read!

    posted Wednesday, March 19 2008
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