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The Lost Storyteller

The Lost Storyteller

Paperback Published on: 28/04/2022
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The Lost Storyteller
A heartfelt tale about storytelling and family
This is a wonderfully warm, feelgood read about a daughter's search for her estranged father and how she finds herself along the way. While it doesn't delv... READ MORE
Holly Workman at Wokingham
The Lost Storyteller
Held my heart
The Lost Storyteller is a perfect mix of modern life and fairytale adventure which encapsulates you and really makes you feel as though you are a part of t... READ MORE
Leah Chapman
The Lost Storyteller
Imaginative and wonderful.
Rebecca hasn’t seen her father Leo since she was just a little girl of six years old. Her memories of that man who meant so much to her have become blurred... READ MORE
Dan - Clifton, Bristol.
The Lost Storyteller
Loved it!
The Lost Storyteller is a unique story about mental health told through seven fantastic fairytales. It's a phenomenal debut novel!
Dominika

Synopsis

Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month for May 2022

The Lost Storyteller is the heartwarming and evocative debut novel from a stunning new voice in fiction, Amanda Block. Perfect for fans of Ruth Hogan, Jessie Burton and Diane Setterfield.

Rebecca hasn't seen her father Leo since she was six. Her family never talk about him, and she has long since pushed him firmly to the back of her mind. All she knows is that, once upon a time, he was a well-loved children's TV star.

But when a journalist turns up uninvited at her office, asking questions about her once-famous father, Rebecca starts to wonder whether there is more to Leo's absence than she realised. Then, looking for answers, she unearths a book of fairy tales written by Leo and dedicated to her - but what use are children's stories to her now, all these years later?

Tentatively, Rebecca tries to piece together her father's life, from the people he used to know and her own hazy memories. Yet her mind keeps returning to the magical, melancholic fairy tales, which seem to contain more truth than make-believe. Perhaps they are the key to unlocking the mystery of her father, the lost storyteller; to revealing who he was, what he went through - and even where he might be now...

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781529360806
  • Number of pages: 400
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 280g
  • Languages: English

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The Lost Storyteller
Captivating story of love, loss and finding a lost parent
This book weaves it spell on you, dragging the reader through the mystery of a lost father (Leo Sampson) and a daughter (Rebecca) desperately trying to unl... READ MORE
Sue Stephens
The Lost Storyteller
Not what I expected but a great read
I must admit this was not the book I thought it was when I started reading it as I thought the connecting book held more secrets and maybe a fantasy elemen... READ MORE
Tony
The Lost Storyteller
A brilliant new storyteller has been found in Amanda Block
Magical, emotional and unique, 'The Lost Storyteller' follows Rebecca as she searches for clues to the whereabouts of her absent father, Leo Sampson. The... READ MORE
Joely Badger
The Lost Storyteller
A rare insightful look at mental illness.
A rare insightful look at mental illness. Rebecca Chase is nonplussed when journalist, Ellis Bailey arrives at her office – unannounced – he wants to tra... READ MORE
Elite Reviewing Group
The Lost Storyteller
Slow burner but worth the time
My thanks to the author and netgalley for the opportunity to review this title. Rebecca hasn't seen her famous father since she was a young child and has... READ MORE
We Hae books
The Lost Storyteller
A real grower of a novel and sensitively written
Rebecca only has vague memories of her father. He was an actor who disappeared out of her life when she was six. Now, over twenty years later, a journali... READ MORE
Jo-anne Atkinson
The Lost Storyteller
Powerful and moving
This book weaves it spell on you, dragging the reader through the mystery of a lost father (Leo Sampson) and a daughter (Rebecca) desperately trying to unl... READ MORE
Sue Stephens
The Lost Storyteller
captivating story
I actually couldn’t put this amazing book down and at the same time i didn’t want it to end. It’s a fabulously well written book, done in such great detai... READ MORE
Susan
The Lost Storyteller
Captivating page turner. Highly recommend
I am an avid but infrequent reader and need a book to captivate and enthrall me almost immediately (or life and work will distract me from the quiet patien... READ MORE
Amy Elder
The Lost Storyteller
This is the most magical debut by a writer full of gifts. This is the most magical book of the year.
‘’Then there had been his stories, which felt like memories because at the time she’d believed they were true. She’d tiptoed past a knobbly boulder on the ... READ MORE
Amalia Gkavea
The Lost Storyteller
Fabulous book
How could I not fall in love with this book? It started with a quote from The Wizard of Oz. This is a really beautifully and well told enjoyable story. I... READ MORE
Lynne Packer