The Secret of Lost Things, Sheridan Hay
The Secret of Lost Things, Sheridan Hay
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The Secret of Lost Things

Author: Sheridan Hay

Narrator: Vanessa Benjamin

Unabridged: 11 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Synopsis

In this charming novel about the eccentricities and passions of booksellers and collectors, a captivating young Australian woman takes a job at a vast chaotic emporium of used and rare books in New York City, where she soon finds herself caught up in the search for a lost Melville manuscript.

About Sheridan Hay

Sheridan Hay earned an MFA in writing and literature from Bennington. She worked in bookstores and in trade publishing in both her native Australia and in New York, where she has lived for the past twenty years

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeff on July 18, 2008

I was spellbound by this novel, but have mixed feelings about it. I agree with other reviewers who found the "mystery" of the lost Melville manuscript to be rather shallow. In fact, that "mystery" is not the main focus of teh novel. The main focus is the narrator's (and other characters') experience......more

Goodreads review by Marne on March 08, 2023

When my husband asked me to describe this book to him, I said, "It's like one of those nurse books from the 60's, except for bookstores." Of course, he's not familiar with that genre, so I had to explain that they were simple books about a young nurse's daily duties and after-work amusements, meant......more

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