The Finding of Martha Lost (Paperback)
Caroline Wallace (author)- We can order this from the publisher
Liverpool, 1976: Martha is lost.
She's been lost since she was a baby, abandoned in a suitcase on the train from Paris. Ever since, she's waited in lost property for someone to claim her. It's been sixteen years, but she's still hopeful.
Meanwhile, there are lost property mysteries to solve: a suitcase that may have belonged to the Beatles, a stuffed monkey that keeps appearing. But there is one mystery Martha has never been able to solve - and now time is running out. If Martha can't discover who she really is, she will lose everything...
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9781784160821
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 220 g
Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 20 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
A cracking read -- Cathy Rentzenbrink
Charming, magical and beautifully imagined. -- Carys Bray, author of A SONG FOR ISSY BRADLEY
Phenomenal...The Finding of Martha Lost spoke to my soul, I loved it so much -- Carrie Hope Fletcher
This magical book had me bewitched within a few paragraphs. Martha is an irresistible character, who brings light and laughter into the lives of every person she meets - and will do to yours too! If you love the films Amelie or Hugo, you will adore this magical modern fairytale. * Essentials Magazine *
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