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Synopsis
"A spectacular historical and speculative novel about a WWII-era girl who grows up trapped in the "time space," a cavernous library featuring books that house memories--but while government agents burn memories they wish to erase, she saves them, until an affair with an American CIA agent as a young woman changes the course of her life"--
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Is The Book of Lost Hours appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Features a WWII-era setting with government censorship, memory manipulation, and burned memories as a form of control. Contains a romantic relationship with espionage elements and implied intimacy.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, war, and political violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens interested in unique historical fantasy will be captivated by a girl trapped in a magical library who saves memories the government wants destroyed.