What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn is, as the title suggests, a novel about loss - the loss of loved ones, the loss of oneself, and the loss of industry under Thatcher that saw Green Oaks built on the site of the factory that was previously the economic heart of the community.4/5(). What Was Lost is such a book. Catherine O'Flynn's stunning first novel contemplates the loss of innocence and the dullness of modern life. A simple story about two people's investigation of a young girl's mysterious disappearance grows into a larger rumination on modernity, maturation, and love under O'Flynn's deft and empathetic pen continued. Catherine O'Flynn has a very contemporary voice and her novels are highly acclaimed and have been shortlisted for major awards. What Was Lost is a novel of urban disaffection that conjures up city life in the UK as the reader follows the mystery disappearance of a child in a shopping centre that leads to consequences many years later.
What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn. Lisa had been standing outside her dad's sweet shop, bored of waiting for him. As she waited, she became aware of someone standing a little further along the road in another shop doorway, peeping out. Lisa leaned forward to get a better look and as she did so the figure pulled back. Read "What Was Lost Winner of the Costa First Novel Award" by Catherine O'Flynn available from Rakuten Kobo. WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD The s. Kate Meaney - with her 'Top Secret' notebook and Mickey her toy m. What Was Lost (Paperback) Catherine O'Flynn (author), E.A Markham (author) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★. 10 Reviews Sign in to write a review. £ Paperback Pages / Published: 21/10/ In stock. Available.
Christie rated it really liked it. Shelves: book-club-reads. Catherine O’Flynn’s debut novel, What Was Lost, is as labyrinthine as the tunnels under the Green Oaks Shopping Centre. Ten year old Kate Meany is an amateur detective, raised (until his sudden death) by an older, single father. “The bravest and most appealing adolescent this side of The Lovely Bones, aspiring detective Kate Meaney vanishes partway through Catherine O'Flynn's mesmerizing debut novel, What Was Lost There are many ways to feel invisible, we learn from this gentle, sharp-sighted tale of love and loneliness. And there are many ways to be found.”. What Was Lost is the début novel by Catherine O'Flynn. The novel is about a girl who goes missing in a shopping centre in , and the people who try to discover what happened to her twenty years later. What Was Lost won the First Novel Award at the Costa Book Awards, and was short-listed for the overall Costa Book of the Year Award.
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