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Book Review of What Was Lost

What Was Lost
What Was Lost
Author: Catherine O'Flynn
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Just amazingly, astonishingly brilliant! And I don't say those words very often about a novel. So well-written and deftly plotted, but nary a word, nor twist of the plot, feels contrived or forced. It IS, ultimately, a book of sadness, but it is also a book of mysteries, of surprising humor, of heartache and surprises and imagination. Really a terrific read, with characters who will (at least for me) live on in my mind and heart. On of the best books I've read in 2010.