{"product_id":"9781804997178","title":"The Book of Lost Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lost journal. A long-buried secret. A story waiting to be told.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCleo Finch has loved gothic literature all her life. She’s spent years researching and writing her thesis on the works of one gothic novelist in particular, Orlando Browne, and is determined to prove that Browne was the pen name of a female author, Alys Weston.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as her best friend Tris never fails to remind her, she still hasn’t succeeded in finding concrete evidence that proves this to be true.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat is, until Cleo’s Uncle Ambrose unknowingly gifts her Alys’ very own journal, forgotten in a stack of first-edition gothic novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Cleo begins deciphering Alys' diary entries, she finds herself utterly absorbed by Alys' vivid descriptions of the people in her own life - particularly the rakish Lord Rayven - and the challenges Alys faced trying to keep Orlando’s true identity a secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd so, newly inspired, Cleo sets aside her thesis to pen a gothic novel of her own . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreviously published as \u003c\/i\u003eLord Rayven's Revenge\u003ci\u003e. This edition has been updated with new material from the author.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Trisha Ashley","offers":[{"title":"Transworld |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2025-09-09","offer_id":46914756641023,"sku":"9781804997178","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/9781804997178-jacket-large.png?v=1754578320","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781804997178","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}