false <![CDATA[What Was Lost]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179255357m/894056.jpg 894056 11 In the 1980s, Kate Meaney — “Top Secret” notebook and toy monkey in tow — is hard at work as a junior detective. Busy trailing “suspects” and carefully observing everything around her at the newly opened Green Oaks shopping mall, she forms an unlikely friendship with Adrian, the son of a local shopkeeper. But when this curious, independent-spirited young girl disappears, Adrian falls under suspicion and is hounded out of his home by the press. Then, in 2003, Adrian’s sister Lisa — stuck in a dead-end relationship — is working as a manager at Your Music, a discount record store. Every day she tears her hair out at the outrageous behavior of her customers and colleagues. But along with a security guard, Kurt, she becomes entranced by the little girl glimpsed on the mall’s surveillance cameras. As their after-hours friendship intensifies, Lisa and Kurt investigate how these sightings might be connected to the unsettling history of Green Oaks itself. Written with warmth and wit, <I>What Was Lost</I> is a haunting debut from an incredible new talent. 2495473 15 4 2007 What Was Lost total:1203|5:166|4:468|3:371|2:158|1:40| 1203 4171 2033 335 5 5 true false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 09:19:34 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 08 23:15:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 3 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 09:40:28 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 09:49:17 -0700 2008
One of the three different narrative focalizations--that is, those sections that emphasises the actions and thoughts of a ten-year old would-be det...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 11:12:29 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 11:55:32 -0800 2008 S...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 02:30:23 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 09:11:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Sep 17 02:05:35 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 02:52:59 -0700 2008
This book begins in 1984 as little Kate Meaney wanders about her world of council flats and the Green Oaks mall, taking notes and investigating, a sad little Harriet the Spy. Then it jumps forwar...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 22:12:18 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 16 20:13:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 21:17:59 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 14:02:08 -0700 2008
O'Flynn is truly a new voice with a great talent. This book starts off wit...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 02:50:29 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 03:11:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 09:04:32 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 00:49:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Sep 13 12:25:57 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 12:56:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 1 false false Fri Jan 30 12:12:49 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 12:13:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 09:19:05 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 07:50:42 -0700 2008
What Was Lost follows an ensemble of characters and their relationships to ea...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 17:44:37 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 09:13:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 08:42:32 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 08:55:36 -0700 2009 Kate Meaney "works" as a junior detective, trailing potential suspects and sharpening her observation skills so that when she grows up, she can become a full-fledged detective. During her daily travels through the neighborhood, she becomes friends with Adrian, a 22 yea...more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon Mar 16 14:38:13 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 14:39:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 10:14:29 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 10:25:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 15:00:16 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 15:17:52 -0800 2009 The first 20 pages or so are slow, but after you read those pages you're out of the woods. KEEP READING. I assure you it's worth it.

This novel was an unexpected treasure. I was impressed with O'Flynn's percepti...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 18 22:41:51 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 22:46:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 07:57:20 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 08:18:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 19 15:41:34 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 17:05:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=894056