The Lost Storyteller
An enchanting debut novel about family secrets and the stories we tell - the perfect autumn read

In a Nutshell: A book with great potential but could have been better written. Story: Rebecca, a 25 year old stuck in a dead-end job, is caught unawares when a journalist approaches her for information about her father. After all, she hasn’t seen him or thought about him for almost twenty years. But t......more

Three and a half stars Rebeca hasn’t seen or heard from her father since was a young child. The family, which includes her mother, uncle and grandmother never even mention his name. The topic of Leo Sampson is off limits completely. All Rebecca really knows is that he was a star of a children’s tv pr......more

The Lost Storyteller is a spellbinding debut novel of family secrets, the magic of forgotten fairy tales and the power of imagination. Rebecca can hardly remember her father Leo Sampson. All she knows is that he was a beloved children's television star who disappeared when she was just six years old......more

This book had a ton of potential but wasn’t executed all that well. It had all of the elements - An actor who disappeared suddenly from the limelight and no one has heard from him in decades + a cryptic book of fairytales that may contain some clues to his disappearance = a charming and magical myst......more

The Lost Storyteller is a wonderful and emotionally charged read. It's one woman's journey to find her father whilst trying to untangle the family's dark secrets with one book of 7 fairy tales and a journalist. Definitely a book to recommend especially if you want something a little different 📚......more