{"product_id":"9781786698124-edgar-lucy","title":"Edgar and Lucy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight-year-old Edgar remembers nothing of the terrible accident people still whisper about. A family epic about a desperate search for a little boy who's lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight-year-old Edgar Allan Fini is haunted – by his father's absence, his mother's secrets, and the ghosts of his grandmother's past. But he recalls nothing of the accident about which people still whisper. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Edgar meets a man with his own tragic story, he is drawn deep into a damaged, grief-stricken world. Lucy must confront the demons that plague her, to save her son and herself. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTinged with wonder and a dark fairytale heart, \u003ci\u003eEdgar and Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping coming-of-age story about the painful and loving ties that bind us. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEdgar and Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGorgeous. There is poetry on every page\u003c\/b\u003e . with delicate, precise observations and unexpected imagery' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'On every page Lodato's prose \u003cb\u003esings with a robust, openhearted wit\u003c\/b\u003e, making \u003ci\u003eEdgar \u0026amp; Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e a delight to read . A riveting and exuberant ride' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI love this book.\u003c\/b\u003e Profoundly spiritual and hilariously specific . \u003cb\u003eAn unusual and intimate epic\u003c\/b\u003e that manages to capture the wonder and terror of both child and parenthood with an uncanny clarity' \u003cb\u003eLena Dunham\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNot That Kind of Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWonder-filled and magisterial . The book pushes the boundaries of beauty\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA quirky coming-of-age novel\u003c\/b\u003e that deepens into something dark and strange without losing its heart or its sense of wonder' \u003cb\u003eTom Perrotta\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Leftovers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI tore through the luminous pages of \u003ci\u003eEdgar \u0026amp; Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e as if possessed\u003c\/b\u003e . What this book has to say about love and truth will stay with me for a very, very long time' \u003cb\u003eSophie McManus\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unfortunates\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis tale exerts a fiendish grip\u003c\/b\u003e on the reader' \u003cb\u003eHelen Simonson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBrings to mind J.D. Salinger, Lorrie Moore, Karen Russell, even James Joyce.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdgar \u0026amp; Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e will make you feel things you haven't felt in ages' \u003cb\u003eDaniel Torday\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Flight of Poxl West\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis otherworldly tale will haunt you\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55144745664886,"sku":"9781786698124","price":7.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32469958.jpg?v=1737574559","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781786698124-edgar-lucy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}