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Synopsis
E-book extras: The full text of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; reading group guide.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.
Is Lost appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Adult literary fantasy with supernatural/horror elements involving Jack the Ripper and ghostly phenomena. Likely contains mature themes, psychological tension, and historical violence references appropriate for older teens and adults.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death, and disappearance.
Who'll love this
Readers who enjoy spooky mysteries with literary depth will be drawn to this ghost story set in London.