22 January 2010

Jan 2010 - Book 4 - What was lost

What was lost   , by   Catherine O'Flyn
Start:    
    Kate - 10 year old orphan, precocious, lonely, wants to be a detective in the mall, shy, blends in background , one day she just disappeared.
    Adrian - 22 years old guy, Kate's friend, works in fathers shop, doesent knows what to do with life, last person seen with Kate before she disappeared.
20 years later:
    Lisa - Adrian's sister , works in record store in the mall, aimless life, affected by her brothers leaving after Kate disappeared.
    Kurt - Security guard in the mall, about the same age of Kate, sees Kate's ghost image on security camera, mightve seen her the day she disappeared
 
Mall culture, loneliness, make-believe world, crime, surveillance, intrigue, haunting though-I-have-no-idea-why..
 
Rating -     8/10
 
"People do not change, they are merely revealed"   Anne Enright

No comments: