Description

In the chilling novel Lost Boy Lost Girl, a teenage boy named Mark becomes dangerously fixated on a mysterious house with a dark past, leading to his sudden disappearance. As his uncle Timothy investigates, he uncovers a disturbing connection between Mark's vanishing and the fate of another lost girl, whose story is deeply intertwined with his nephew's. The narrative masterfully weaves together the present-day search with the recent past, exploring the events that led to Mark's obsession and his mother's tragic death. Straub delves into themes of grief, obsession, and the unsettling possibility of other worlds existing just beyond our own, creating a suspenseful and haunting exploration of loss and the unknown.

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paperback edition cover

paperback

Thorndike Press

Published Jan 1, 2004

468 pages

ISBN: 9780786261505

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Details

First Published

2003

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Lost Boy Lost Girl by Peter Straub.

Violence
Death/Grief