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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100063260379
ISBN-139780063260375
eBay Product ID (ePID)14057233613
Product Key Features
Book TitleAttic Child : a Novel
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAmerican / African American, African American / Historical, Historical
Publication Year2022
GenreFiction, Literary Collections
AuthorLola Jaye
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight22.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2022-507132
ReviewsThe Attic Child is an impressive feat of imagination, and a great example of how one photograph can inspire a whole world. The interlinked stories of two children moved and upset me in all the right ways. This is important storytelling about issues of race and privilege and abuse, and a book that will stay with me for a long time.
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SynopsisA hauntingly powerful and emotionally charged novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity and belonging. Two children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a shared secret. Early 1900s London: Taken from his homeland, twelve-year-old Celestine spends most of the time locked away in the attic of a large house by the sea. The only time Celestine isn't bound by confines of the small space is when he is acting as an unpaid servant to English explorer Sir Richard Babbington, As the years pass, he desperately clings on to memories of his family in Africa, even as he struggles to remember his mother's face, and sometimes his real name . . . 1974: Lowra, a young orphan girl born into wealth and privilege whose fortunes have now changed, finds herself trapped in the same attic. Searching for a ray of light in the darkness of the attic, Lowra finds under the floorboards an old-fashioned pen, a porcelain doll, a beaded necklace, and a message carved on the wall, written in an unidentifiable language. Providing comfort for her when all hope is lost, these clues will lead her to uncover the secrets of the attic.
A story of human achievement in spite of adverse conditions
Jaye is an outstanding story teller. This story had everything in it that could keep the attention of the reader. There were ups and downs as well as surprising outcomes. I loved this book and am recommending it highly to my friends