The Secret of Lost Things

Eighteen years old and completely alone, Rosemary arrives in New York from Tasmania with little other than her love of books and an eagerness to explore the city. Taking a job at a vast, chaotic emporium of used and rare books called the Arcade, she knows she has found a home. But when Rosemary reads a letter from someone seeking to "place" a lost manuscript by Herman Melville, the bookstore erupts with simmering ambitions and rivalries. Including actual correspondence by Melville, The Secret of Lost Things is at once a literary adventure and evocative portrait of a young woman making a life for herself in the city.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 03/11/2008
ISBN: 9780307277336
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.28w x 0.80d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 03/30/2008 pg. 28