Binding: Paperback
Description: A 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.
Title: The Attic Child A Novel
Author(s): Jaye Lola
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063260382
Pages: 480 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/19/2023