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David Logan
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Publisher | Quercus | ||
ISBN | 9780857387356 | ||
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Vicky
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When Goose's parents are killed in a car crash on Christmas Eve, his life changes utterly. Living with his increasingly senile Nan, his dog Mutt is the only thing keeping him sane. His only other friend is Frank, a former friend of his father. Frank's own life is falling apart and he has recruited Goose to help him carry out petty theft around the city. A year to the day since the accident that changed his life, Goose meets Anthony, a strange man who has forgotten who he is, but seems to know more about others than they know about themselves. When Mutt goes missing, Goose has no choice but to rely on Anthony to help find him. In an adventure that draws in Frank, who's lost his family, an old lady who's lost a precious bangle, an elderly doctor who's lost his wife and mother who's lost her daughter, Goose follows Anthony across Manchester. But at the centre of the mystery is Anthony himself: who is he, how does he know so much and can he help Goose and the others find what they're searching for? A delight to read from start to finish, David Logan takes the reader on a terrific journey through love, loss and the quest for home.
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I read "Lost Christmas" in 4 hours as I found it very difficult to put down. David Logan has written a brilliant book for the 10+ age group with Goose(Richard) being the central character of the story with Anthony and Frank being the others - we know who Frank is - but who is Anthony and why doesn't he know he's Anthony?
I was immediately taken in by Goose and what happened to him and how actions have consequences - some tragic and some good. But what I really liked about "Lost Christmas", is the slow twist with clues being given from about a third into the story as to who Anthony really is, and what he means to Goose, and how he changes peoples lives by just touching them
I highly recommend this book for all those above 10+.

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