Description
In a labyrinthine library where books safeguard the memories of those who lived through history, two women come of age amid the shifting pressures of postwar and Cold War America. When one discovers that certain accounts are being quietly erased, their growing bond turns into a high-stakes pursuit to protect the fragments that refuse to be forgotten. Blending romantic tension with a taut, time-spanning adventure, the novel traces how truth survives—or is rewritten—under political and personal threat. With its lyrical, suspenseful storytelling, it explores the ethics of bearing witness, the fragility of memory, and the unsettling question of who gets to decide what history remembers.
Available Editions
hardcover
Atria Books
Published Jan 1, 2025
400 pages
ISBN: 9781668076347
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Details
First Published
2025
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso.