Meg Shaffer – författare

Hyllad, gripande debutroman om drömmar & önskeuppfyllelser

»Jag känner mig helt mållös. En magisk bok.« Once Upon A Frida

»En av de bästa böckerna jag läst i år.« Camillas boktips

»En helt underbar sagobok för vuxna!« Boknjutaren

Lucy Hart vet hur det är att växa upp under svåra förhållanden och utan föräldrars kärlek. Som barn sökte hon alltid tröst i böckernas värld - framför allt i Jack Mastersons Klockön-serie. Nu är hon tjugosex, arbetar som lärarassistent och delar med sig av sin passion för läsning till sina elever. Hennes favorit är den sjuårige, föräldralöse Christopher Lamb. Lucys högsta önskan hade varit att få ta hand om honom även utanför skolan. En dag tillkännager Jack Masterson att han till sist skrivit en ny Klockön-bok, något Lucy knappt längre vågat hoppas på. Boken kommer dock bara att tryckas i ett enda exemplar, och en tävling kommer att hållas i Mastersons hem - det riktiga Klockön. Lucy är en av fyra personer som valts ut för att tävla om boken. Hon ställs nu mot ett par skoningslösa boksamlare och möter även Hugo Reese, Klockön-seriens svårmodige illustratör. I bakgrunden planerar Masterson den ultimata twisten - något som kan komma att förändra Lucys liv för alltid. I översättning av Jessica Hallén.

MEG SHAFFER är en bästsäljande amerikansk författare, som tidigare publicerat feelgoodböcker under pseudonym. Önskeleken är hennes hyllade debut under eget namn. En gripande roman som tar sig an svåra teman som övergrepp och förtryck i relationer, föräldralöshet, föräldrar som inte räcker till, ensamhet och missbruk, men gör det på ett uppslukande och upplyftande sätt. Önskeleken har blivit en stor säljsuccé och sålts till över 20 länder.

»Som en saga! Det gick absolut inte lägga den ifrån sig.« Betyg: 4 av 5 - Mias bok

»En njutning att läsa.« En bok några koppar te

»En väldigt fin berättelse om drömmar, önskningar och böckernas magiska värld!« Beckas bokhylla

Rainy March is a proud third-generation book witch, sworn to defend works of fiction from all foes real and imaginary. With her magical umbrella and feline familiar, she jumps into and out of novels to fix malicious alterations and rogue heroes like a modern-day magical Nancy Drew. Book witches live by a strict code: Real people belong in the real world; fictional characters belong in works of fiction…. Do not eat, drink, or sleep inside a fictional world, lest you become part of the story. Falling in love with a fictional character? Don’t even think about it. Which is why Rainy has been forbidden from seeing the Duke of Chicago, the dashing British detective who stars in her favorite mystery series. If she’s ever caught with him again, she’ll be expelled from her book coven—and forced to give up the magical gifts that are as much a part of her as her own name. But when her beloved grandfather disappears and a priceless book is stolen, there’s only one person she trusts to help her solve the case: the Duke. Their quest takes them through the worlds of Alice in Wonderland, The Great Gatsby, and other classics that will reveal hidden enemies and long-buried family secrets.

Hyllad, gripande debutroman om drömmar & önskeuppfyllelser

»Jag känner mig helt mållös. En magisk bok.« Once Upon A Frida

»En av de bästa böckerna jag läst i år.« Camillas boktips

»En helt underbar sagobok för vuxna!« Boknjutaren

Lucy Hart vet hur det är att växa upp under svåra förhållanden och utan föräldrars kärlek. Som barn sökte hon alltid tröst i böckernas värld - framför allt i Jack Mastersons Klockön-serie. Nu är hon tjugosex, arbetar som lärarassistent och delar med sig av sin passion för läsning till sina elever. Hennes favorit är den sjuårige, föräldralöse Christopher Lamb. Lucys högsta önskan hade varit att få ta hand om honom även utanför skolan.En dag tillkännager Jack Masterson att han till sist skrivit en ny Klockön-bok, något Lucy knappt längre vågat hoppas på. Boken kommer dock bara att tryckas i ett enda exemplar, och en tävling kommer att hållas i Mastersons hem - det riktiga Klockön. Lucy är en av fyra personer som valts ut för att tävla om boken.Hon ställs nu mot ett par skoningslösa boksamlare och möter även Hugo Reese, Klockön-seriens svårmodige illustratör. I bakgrunden planerar Masterson den ultimata twisten - något som kan komma att förändra Lucys liv för alltid. I översättning av Jessica Hallén.

MEG SHAFFER är en bästsäljande amerikansk författare, som tidigare publicerat feelgoodböcker under pseudonym. Önskeleken är hennes hyllade debut under eget namn. En gripande roman som tar sig an svåra teman som övergrepp och förtryck i relationer, föräldralöshet, föräldrar som inte räcker till, ensamhet och missbruk, men gör det på ett uppslukande och upplyftande sätt. Önskeleken har blivit en stor säljsuccé och sålts till över 20 länder.

»Som en saga! Det gick absolut inte lägga den ifrån sig.« Betyg: 4 av 5 - Mias bok

»En njutning att läsa.« En bok några koppar te

»En väldigt fin berättelse om drömmar, önskningar och böckernas magiska värld!« Beckas bokhylla

Make a wish. . . . Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it's like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy found her solace in books, namely the Clock Island series by Jack Masterson. Now a twenty-six-year-old teacher's aide, she is able to share her love of reading with bright, young students, especially seven-year-old Christopher Lamb, who was left orphaned after the tragic death of his parents. Lucy would give anything to adopt Christopher, but even the idea of becoming a family seems like an impossible dream without proper funds and stability. But be careful what you wish for. . . . Just when Lucy is about to give up, Jack Masterson announces he's finally written a new book. Even better, he's holding a contest at his home on the real Clock Island, and Lucy is one of the four lucky contestants chosen to compete to win the one and only copy. For Lucy, the chance of winning the most sought-after book in the world means everything to her and Christopher. But first she must contend with ruthless book collectors, wily opponents, and the distractingly handsome (and grumpy) Hugo Reese, the illustrator of the Clock Island books. Meanwhile, Jack "the Mastermind" Masterson is plotting the ultimate twist ending that could change all their lives forever. . . . You might just get it.

As boys, best friends Jeremy Cox and Rafe Howell went missing in a vast West Virginia state forest, only to mysteriously reappear six months later with no explanation for where they’d gone or how they’d survived. Fifteen years after their miraculous homecoming, Rafe is a reclusive artist who still bears scars inside and out but has no memory of what happened during those months. Meanwhile, Jeremy has become a famed missing persons’ investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her sister, who vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy. Jeremy alone knows the fantastical truth about the disappearances, for while the rest of the world was searching for them, the two missing boys were in a magical realm filled with impossible beauty and terrible danger. He believes it is there that they will find Emilie’s sister. However, Jeremy has kept Rafe in the dark since their return for his own inscrutable reasons. But the time for burying secrets comes to an end as the quest for Emilie’s sister begins. The former lost boys must confront their shared past, no matter how traumatic the memories. Alongside the headstrong Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they called home for six months—for only then can they get back everything and everyone they’ve lost.

As boys, best friends Jeremy Cox and Rafe Howell went missing in a vast West Virginia state forest, only to mysteriously reappear six months later with no explanation for where they'd gone or how they'd survived. Fifteen years after their miraculous homecoming, Rafe is a reclusive artist who still bears scars inside and out but has no memory of what happened during those months. Meanwhile, Jeremy has become a famed missing persons' investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her sister, who vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy. Jeremy alone knows the fantastical truth about the disappearances, for while the rest of the world was searching for them, the two missing boys were in a magical realm filled with impossible beauty and terrible danger. He believes it is there that they will find Emilie's sister. However, Jeremy has kept Rafe in the dark since their return for his own inscrutable reasons. But the time for burying secrets comes to an end as the quest for Emilie's sister begins. The former lost boys must confront their shared past, no matter how traumatic the memories. Alongside the headstrong Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they called home for six months-for only then can they get back everything and everyone they've lost.

"Clever, dark, and hopeful . . . a love letter to reading and the power that childhood stories have over us long after we've grown up."--V. E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueLucy Hart knows better than anyone what it's like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy found her solace in books, namely the Clock Island series by Jack Masterson. Now a twenty-six-year-old teacher's aide, she is able to share her love of reading with bright, young students, especially seven-year-old Christopher Lamb, who was left orphaned after the tragic death of his parents. Lucy would give anything to adopt Christopher, but even the idea of becoming a family seems like an impossible dream without proper funds and stability.Just when Lucy is about to give up, Jack Masterson announces he's finally written a new book. Even better, he's holding a contest at his home on the real Clock Island, and Lucy is one of the four lucky contestants chosen to compete to win the one and only copy.For Lucy, the chance of winning the most sought-after book in the world means everything to her and Christopher. But first she must contend with ruthless book collectors, wily opponents, and the distractingly handsome (and grumpy) Hugo Reese, the illustrator of the Clock Island books. Meanwhile, Jack "the Mastermind" Masterson is plotting the ultimate twist ending that could change all their lives forever.Be careful what you wish for, because sometimes . . . you might just get it.