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The Book of Love

By Kelly Link
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'A dizzying dream ride you will never forget' – LEIGH BARDUGO 'An astonishing, gorgeous novel' – HOLLY BLACK 'An incredible achievement' – CASSANDRA CLARE FROM PULITZER-PRIZE FINALIST KELLY LINK Time Magazine’s 100 Must-Reads of 2024 New York Times' 100 Notable books of 2024 LoveReading Best Books... Read More
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'A dizzying dream ride you will never forget' – LEIGH BARDUGO
'An astonishing, gorgeous novel' – HOLLY BLACK
'An incredible achievement' – CASSANDRA CLARE

FROM PULITZER-PRIZE FINALIST KELLY LINK
Time Magazine’s 100 Must-Reads of 2024
New York Times' 100 Notable books of 2024
LoveReading Best Books of the Year 2024

Supernatural beings and chaos descend on the small seaside town of Lovesend, Massachusetts, in the wake of the unexpected return of three missing teenagers.

Laura, Daniel and Mo disappeared without trace a year ago. They have long been presumed dead. Which they were. But now they are not. And it is up to the resurrected teenagers to discover what happened to them.

Revived by Mr Anabin – the man they knew as their high school music teacher – they are offered a chance to return to the mortal realm. But first they must solve the mystery of their death and learn to use the magic they now possess. And only two of them may stay.

What they do not realise is their return has upset a delicate balance that has held – just – for centuries.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804548479

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 February 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 44.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 470g

Pages: 672

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About the Author

Kelly Link is the author of White Cat, Black Dog; Get in Trouble, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction; Magic for Beginners; Stranger Things Happen; and Pretty Monsters. Her short stories have been published in The Best American Short Stories and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards. She is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow and has received a grant from the National Endowment.

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