Memories of the Lost
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Chapter Book · 2024

Memories of the Lost

By Barbara O'Neal

An artist's discovery of her mother's secrets unravels her own mysterious past.

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285 pages
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Artist Tillie Morrisey's world shifts when a painting triggers memories she can't place. A chance encounter with Liam and a mysterious document suggest her life is a lie. Driven by confusion and grief, Tillie travels to an English seaside village, seeking the truth behind her mother's secrets and her own identity. Will she uncover the source of her inspirations and resolve her feelings for Liam? This journey through memory and family promises revelations that could change everything.

From the publisher

“Magnificent! The writing is lyrical, the story is mesmerizing. Perfection from start to finish.” –Susan Mallery, New York Times bestselling author of For the Love of Summer.An unsuspecting artist uncovers her late mother’s secrets and unravels her own hidden past in a beguiling novel by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.Months after her mother passes away, artist Tillie Morrisey sees a painting in a gallery that leaves her inexplicably lightheaded and unsteady. When a handsome stranger comes to her aid, their connection is so immediate it seems fated, though Liam is only visiting for a few days.Working on her own art has always been a refuge, but after discovering a document among her mother’s belongings that suggests Tillie’s life has been a lie, she begins to suffer from a series of fugue states, with memories surfacing that she isn’t even sure are her own. As her confusion and grief mount, and prompted by a lead on the painting that started it all, Tillie heads to a seaside village in England. There, she hopes to discover the source of her uncanny inspirations, sort out her feelings about Liam, and unravel truths that her mother kept hidden for decades.The fluidity of memory, empowering strength of character, beauty of nature, and love of family braid together in this artful tapestry of a novel.

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July 30, 2024
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English
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Chapter Book
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9781662514920

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