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Author Jaye, Lola, author.

Title The attic child : a novel / Lola Jaye.

Publication Info. New York, : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
©2022

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  F JAYE, L.    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Adult Fiction  FICTION JAYE    DUE 04-15-24
 Bristol, Main Library - Adult Fiction  F JAYE    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Adult Fiction  F JAYE    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  FIC JAYE    DUE 04-12-24
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Main Level  FICTION JAYE    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  FICTION JAYE, LOLA    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  F JAYE    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  FIC JAYE    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  F JAYE    Check Shelf

Edition First US edition.
Description 469 pages ; 24 cm
Note "Published in the UK in 2022 by Macmillan."--Title page verso.
Summary Two children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a shared secret. Early 1900s London: Taken from his homeland, twelve-year-old Celestine spends most of the time locked away in the attic of a large house by the sea. The only time Celestine isn't bound by confines of the small space is when he is acting as an unpaid servant to English explorer Sir Richard Babbington, As the years pass, he desperately clings on to memories of his family in Africa, even as he struggles to remember his mother's face, and sometimes his real name ... 1974: Lowra, a young orphan girl born into wealth and privilege whose fortunes have now changed, finds herself trapped in the same attic. Searching for a ray of light in the darkness of the attic, Lowra finds under the floorboards an old-fashioned pen, a porcelain doll, a beaded necklace, and a message carved on the wall, written in an unidentifiable language. Providing comfort for her when all hope is lost, these clues will lead her to uncover the secrets of the attic.
Subject Nigeria -- History -- Fiction.
Family secrets -- Fiction.
Africans -- History -- Fiction.
Enslaved children -- Fiction.
London (England) -- Fiction.
Imprisonment -- Fiction.
Attics -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Historical fiction.
Subject Orphans -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Fiction.
Slavery -- Fiction.
ISBN 9780063260375 (hardcover)
0063260379 (hardcover)
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