Libby Lost and Found

A Novel

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Pub Date Oct 15 2024 | Archive Date Nov 01 2024
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Description

Libby Lost and Found is a book for people who don't know who they are without the books they love. It's about the stories we tell ourselves and the chapters of our lives we regret. Most importantly, it's about the endings we write for ourselves.

Meet Libby Weeks, author of the mega-best-selling fantasy series, The Falling Children—written as "F.T. Goldhero" to maintain her privacy. When the last manuscript is already months overdue to her publisher and rabid fans around the world are growing impatient, Libby is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. Already suffering from crippling anxiety, Libby's symptoms quickly accelerate. After she forgets her dog at the park one day—then almost discloses her identity to the journalist who finds him—Libby has to admit it: she needs help finishing the last book.

Desperately, she turns to eleven-year-old superfan Peanut Bixton, who knows the books even better than she does but harbors her own dark secrets. Tensions mount as Libby's dementia deepens—until both Peanut and Libby swirl into an inevitable but bone-shocking conclusion.

Libby Lost and Found is a book for people who don't know who they are without the books they love. It's about the stories we tell ourselves and the chapters of our lives we regret. Most importantly...


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ISBN 9781728278506
PRICE $27.99 (USD)
PAGES 400

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What a fantastic book! Libby is a middle aged woman whose only friend is her dog and suffering from early on-set dementia. She's also the author of the world's most popular book series - except no one knows because she writes under an alias that her publisher insists stays a well kept secret. Her fans are begging for the next book in the series. Not only does Libby have severe writers block, she is struggling to remember what she is doing and why due to her dementia. What follows next is a worldwide manhunt for F.T. Goldhero (Libby) so the fans can force the author to finish the series. She reaches out to superfan Peanut for help. Peanut's life is similar to the book series in more ways than one and thinks the books can help her find her birth mother.

This was such a wonderful read! I have never encountered characters like Libby and Peanut before and I don't think I will again. I really loved the pacing of the story - there was not one dull moment and I did not want to put the book down. I felt a rollercoaster of emotions - I laughed, I cried, I felt angry! The fans dedication to the Falling Children was very nostalgic and reminded me of the Harry Potter and Twilight craze I experienced growing up. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

My full review will be posted to Goodreads and TikTok in September per the publishers request.

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This was a cute read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I couldn’t put it down until I turned the last page! Don’t miss this great book!

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What a fun book! I love the characters, the plot, the concepts, the setting. It was just an all around great book! So fun and so sweet. Great read! Highly recommend.

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thank you NetGalley & Sourcebooks for the ARC 🤍

This book completely exceeded every expectation I had. I didn’t want it to end, and it has hands down made it onto my all time favorite reads list. Libby Weeks, famous author under a pseudonym of F.T. Goldhero, is diagnosed with early onset dementia. Immediately, my heart shattered - but I was quickly swept up in what felt like a hug of sheer comfort. This story felt so important to me and so magical. When this book is released I will be buying a copy and displaying it proudly, just like Peanut does with her favorite authors books. LOVED!

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Friendship, love, family and magic.

Libby Lost and Found by Stephanie Booth, has all this and so much more. I was captivated from the moment I started this book to the very end.

Libby is a reclusive author of a best selling children's book series who has just been diagnosed with early onset dementia. Peanut, a superfan of the book series, is an 11 year old girl who is desperate to find out who her birth parents are. Together, they form an unlikely partnership to complete the book series.

This book so beautifully explores the themes of identity, loss, family and the human spirit and capacity to endure amidst the labaryinthe of challenges one faces in life. So many of the characters voices resonated with me. I could easily relate to Peanut, and her obsession with the Falling Children, it reminded me of my love of Harry Potter. I also thought that Booth masterfully navigated the complexities of dementia, and her portrayal of Libby's diminishing memory is poignant yet respectful throughout the novel.

I thoroughly enjoyed Booth's writing style, as well as her use of epistolary elements which added to the narrative's credibility. This book was refreshingly creative, beautifully articulated, and full of magic. I highly recommend it for all to read!

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