Front cover of The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso, paperback

The Book of Lost Hours : The global phenomenon historical fantasy that readers are loving - Hayley Gelfuso

Hayley Gelfuso

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  • Pages · 400 pages
  • Publication Date · 06/08/2026
  • Genre · Fantasy
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A sweeping, cinematic historical fantasy about memory and community for fans of The Ministry of Time, The Midnight Library and The Book Thief. _________________'If you loved The Ministry of Time, you'll adore this!' SUN ON SUNDAY'Cold-war spy thriller, soaring fantasy and heart-rending romance. Captivating' IRISH INDEPENDENT'A love story that defies the boundaries of time, memory and reality' Patti Callahan Henry_________________Nuremberg, 1938. Lisavet Levy's watchmaker father saves her from the Nazis by pushing her through a mysterious doorway. There, she discovers the Time Space - a vast, magical library where the memories of everyone who has ever lived are stored in books. Her father promises to follow, but he never comes. Trapped in the library, she encounters timekeepers, who decide whose memories survive and whose are destroyed. Lisavet tries to save as many memories as she can, but when she falls in love with a timekeeper, the whole course of history could be at stake... ___________________Readers are loving The Book of Lost Hours'Truly such an incredible book''It soars because of the characters''Hard to put down''Clever, beautiful, genre-bending''A fabulous debut'

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