{"product_id":"edgar-and-lucy","title":"Edgar and Lucy by Victor Lodato","description":"\u003cp\u003eEight-year-old Edgar Allan Fini is haunted - by his father's absence, his mother's secrets, and the ghosts of his grandmother's past. But he recalls nothing of the accident about which people still whisper.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Edgar meets a man with his own tragic story, he is drawn deep into a damaged, grief-stricken world. Lucy must confront the demons that plague her, to save her son and herself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTinged with wonder and a dark fairytale heart, \u003ci\u003eEdgar and Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping coming-of-age story about the painful and loving ties that bind us.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEdgar and Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGorgeous. There is poetry on every page\u003c\/b\u003e... with delicate, precise observations and unexpected imagery' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'On every page Lodato's prose \u003cb\u003esings with a robust, openhearted wit\u003c\/b\u003e, making \u003ci\u003eEdgar \u0026amp; Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e a delight to read... A riveting and exuberant ride' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI love this book.\u003c\/b\u003e Profoundly spiritual and hilariously specific... \u003cb\u003eAn unusual and intimate epic\u003c\/b\u003e that manages to capture the wonder and terror of both child and parenthood with an uncanny clarity' \u003cb\u003eLena Dunham\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNot That Kind of Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWonder-filled and magisterial... The book pushes the boundaries of beauty\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA quirky coming-of-age novel\u003c\/b\u003e that deepens into something dark and strange without losing its heart or its sense of wonder' \u003cb\u003eTom Perrotta\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Leftovers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI tore through the luminous pages of \u003ci\u003eEdgar \u0026amp; Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e as if possessed\u003c\/b\u003e... What this book has to say about love and truth will stay with me for a very, very long time' \u003cb\u003eSophie McManus\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unfortunates\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis tale exerts a fiendish grip\u003c\/b\u003e on the reader' \u003cb\u003eHelen Simonson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBrings to mind J.D. Salinger, Lorrie Moore, Karen Russell, even James Joyce.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdgar \u0026amp; Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e will make you feel things you haven't felt in ages' \u003cb\u003eDaniel Torday\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Flight of Poxl West\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis otherworldly tale will haunt you\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nightshade Books \u0026 Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55439533834569,"sku":"DGR_ND_LCY-VL-U_BOOK","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/4721\/6969\/files\/edgar-and-lucy-book-cover.jpg?v=1791538205","url":"https:\/\/nightshade.ie\/en-us\/products\/edgar-and-lucy","provider":"Nightshade Books \u0026 Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}