Book
The attic child : a novel / Lola Jaye.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063260375
- Physical Description: 469 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First US edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Published in the UK in 2022 by Macmillan."--Title page verso. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Family secrets > Fiction. Orphans > Fiction. Children > England > Fiction. Child slaves > Fiction. Imprisonment > Fiction. Attics > Fiction. Africans > England > Fiction. London (England) > History > 20th century > Fiction. Great Britain > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Russell and District Regional Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Library | AF JAY (Text) | 36730000118786 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"A riveting dual narrative of love, loss, and identity, centering on two children separated by decades, who, bound by a secret, find themselves locked away in the same attic years apart. Early 1900s: 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, finds herself trapped in the same attic. Searching for a ray of light in the darkness of the attic, Lowra finds a message carved on the wall, written in an unidentifiable language, and under the floorboards and old-fashioned pen, a porcelain doll, and a beaded necklace. Providing comfort for her when all hope is lost, these clues will lead her to uncover the secrets of the attic"--Dust jacket flap. - Baker & Taylor
Two children locked away in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a shared secret, discover beneath its floorboards clues that provide comfort, when all hope is lost, to break free from their confinement and leave the darkness behind. 75,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
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 isnât 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 motherâs 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.Â
