Lost Girl: A Neverland Coming-of-Age Adventure

Can Neverland Save Peter Pan's Granddaughter?

Angela, the great-granddaughter of the legendary Peter Pan, is gravely ill. Doctors have exhausted their efforts, and all hope seems lost. However, her mother, raised on tales of the magical land of eternal youth, refuses to give up the fight. In a desperate attempt to save her thirteen-year-old daughter, she reluctantly sends Angela on a journey toward the second star to the right and straight on till morning, in hopes of reaching the fabled Neverland.

Contrary to Angela's imaginings, Neverland is far from the idyllic paradise she had envisioned. The once-vibrant landscape has lost its luster, and the Lost Boys are aimless and in dire need of a leader. The once-feared pirates, led by the incompetent and erratic Captain Smee, are now bored and eager for a fight. Driven by their desire to claim Neverland for themselves, they will stop at nothing to rid the land of Angela.

Thrust unwillingly into this volatile and unpredictable adventure, Angela must navigate the treacherous seas of her own mortality, contemplating a future without her mother and discovering the true meaning of living, rather than simply surviving. With the guidance of her newfound friends and the echoes of her great-grandfather's legacy, Neverland may indeed hold the key to saving Angela's life, but perhaps not in the way she had expected.

Allison Spooner's short stories have been praised as "unique works of art," "brilliant, disturbing, and thought-provoking," and her last book as a "truly fantastic collection of short stories." The Lost Girl: A Neverland Story marks her debut novel.

"Equal parts poignant and nostalgic, and full of adventure, The Lost Girl is a beautiful reminder that growing up isn't so bad," says Andrew J Brandt, the bestselling author of Picture Unavailable.

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