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Mrs. Featherby awakes to find the front of her house vanished, setting off a chain of strange losses across London. Residents suddenly lose personal treasures, from piano keys to places of work, creating a surreal sense of loss. Amid this chaos, Jake—having just arrived from overseas after his mother’s fatal earthquake—finds himself inexplicably attracted to the lost items. As Jake explores this strange pull, he is unaware that his closest relationship, with his father, is fraying. Of Things Gone Astray weaves a magical fable about modern life's anxieties and the values that anchor us.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Janina Matthewson
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