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Special Power of Restoring Lost Things
Special Power of Restoring Lost Things | Courtney Elizabeth Mauk
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Set against a layered Manhattan landscape, The Special Power of Restoring Lost Things explores a fractured family through the alternating perspectives of the mother, father, and brother of a young woman during the aftermath of her disappearance. A year of silent but collective anguish culminates in the fateful thirty hours after a body with a striking resemblance to hers is found, and we see her buttoned-up Upper West Side family spiral in different, dangerous directions: Her mother, Carol, nearly comatose by day, comes alive at night in a vigilante-like attempt to track down her daughter s killer. Her brother, Ben, once the good kid, adopts her bad habits along with her former friends who may have been complicit in her death. And after failing to keep his family from splitting apart, her seemingly stoic father, Drew, finally allows himself to crack.In her third novel, Courtney Elizabeth Mauk presents a nuanced character study and offers a jolting and unforgettable portrait of a family s struggle to survive."
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Special Power of Restoring Lost Things | Courtney Elizabeth Mauk
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2⭐️ Jennifer has been missing for a year. She had moved away from home to the Lower East Side of New York City to get away from her demanding parents. She also left her younger brother Ben, behind. She was last seen a year ago on a security video walking out of a bar with a guy. The guy never faces the camera. No one knows who it is. Read more... https://lharvey250.tumblr.com/post/159164647069/the-special-power-of-restoring-l...

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dseaman77
Special Power of Restoring Lost Things | Courtney Elizabeth Mauk
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Very moving story. My perspective on certain characters was shifted halfway through and I did not expect how it ended. Which was very well.

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Crysboehne
Special Power of Restoring Lost Things | Courtney Elizabeth Mauk
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I had a hard time liking most of the characters (with the exception of Drew, the father). The last half of the book transitions well and I realized after I finished that I actually liked the book. I'll go ahead and recommend this one.

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Crysboehne
Special Power of Restoring Lost Things | Courtney Elizabeth Mauk
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Carmichael's Bookstore in Louisville, KY (the Bardstown Rd location) was always a favorite bookstore to frequent when my husband and I were in town for dinner. I don't live in Louisville anymore and I miss it greatly, both the city and this bookstore. #getindie P.S. I found this image on Google- sadly, I never took an image for myself.

Gayan They sponsored Stephen King when he came to town. 8y
Megabooks I went there a ton when I lived in Louisville, too! 8y
SarahK I've never been there. I'm going to Louisville in a couple of weeks for a concert, I'll have to check it out! 8y
quirkyreader This is one of the best places in Louisville. 8y
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Crysboehne
Special Power of Restoring Lost Things | Courtney Elizabeth Mauk
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Kindle First offered this novel for September. Looks as if it's going to be an interesting read.

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sprainedbrain
Special Power of Restoring Lost Things | Courtney Elizabeth Mauk
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There were actually three Kindle First offerings that interested me this month. I had a hard time choosing!

erinreads I ended up picking this one! 8y
bookishkai I picked this one, too. 8y
[DELETED] 3517561138 I picked this one as well!! 8y
dseaman77 That was a good read 8y
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