Literary Fiction
The Secret of Lost Things
2008·368 pages
An Australian teen finds belonging in a chaotic NYC rare bookstore and is drawn into the hunt for a lost Melville manuscript.
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An Australian teen finds belonging in a chaotic NYC rare bookstore and is drawn into the hunt for a lost Melville manuscript.
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A missing manuscriptA young woman's voyage of discoveryAnd the curious bookshop where it all begins...In this charming novel about the eccentricities and passions of booksellers and collectors, a captivating young Australian woman takes a job at a vast, chaotic emporium of used and rare books in New York City and finds herself caught up in the search for a lost Melville manuscript.Eighteen years old and completely alone, Rosemary arrives in New York from Tasmania with little more than her love o...
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Sexual content
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Unrequited love triangle; sexual awakening with non-graphic intimacy
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Pearl, a transsexual cashier, is a major supporting character; gay side figure
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic elements present
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