Years ago, a reclusive mega-bestselling children’s author quit writing under mysterious circumstances. Suddenly he resurfaces with a brand-new book and a one-of-a-kind competition, offering a prize that will change the winner’s life in this absorbing and whimsical novel.
Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it’s like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy found her solace in books, namely the Clock Island series by Jack Masterson… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Parental abandonment
- Child abuse and neglect recounted
- Foster care experiences
- Emotionally abusive relationship recounted
- Munchausen by Proxy mentioned*
- Alcoholism and substance addiction recovery (love interest)
- Alcohol consumption & abuse
- Unplanned pregnancy & miscarriage mentioned
- Sibling with terminal cancer
- Death of a brother from complications during heart surgery recounted
- Financial and housing insecurity
*Context: The protagonist learns her sister’s childhood chronic illness was the result of her parents’ attempts to keep her sick. Discussions of children in foster care due to abusive alcoholic parents and parents’ deaths from overdoses.
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