**From the #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Before We Were Yours_ comes a new novel inspired by historical events: a dramatic story of three young women on a journey in search of family amidst the destruction of the post-Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who rediscovers their st
The Book of Lost Books
โ Scribed by Stuart Kelly
- Publisher
- Polygon
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 631 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
An account of books destroyed, misplaced, never finished, or never even begun - from ancient Greek and Arabic masters through Shakespeare, Dante and Hemingway right up to the present day.
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