The Island of Last Things

by Emma Sloley

Description

In a world where the future feels increasingly out of reach, a lone island becomes a refuge for the forgotten—an uncanny place where lost objects, memories, and unfinished lives gather at the edge of disappearance. As the island’s rules reveal themselves, a determined protagonist must navigate its shifting logic and confront what it means to keep something “safe” when everything else is slipping away. Blending speculative wonder with intimate emotional stakes, the story explores themes of impermanence, grief, and the fragile ways we try to hold on. With lyrical, character-driven storytelling, it offers a haunting, hopeful meditation on value—what we save, what we release, and what we owe to the things that outlast us.

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Flatiron Books

Published Aug 12, 2025

249 pages

ISBN: 9781250329257

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paperback edition cover

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Flatiron

Published Jan 1, 2025

ISBN: 9781250329240

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First Published

2025

Language

eng

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