"If our sad, brutal, cynical, cowardly, unkind, exhausting world is too much for you, if you'd like to dream instead of a parallel world where love and loyalty and friendship are the magic that transforms the least of us into genuine heroes, then Meg Shaffer's The Lost Story is the book you've been waiting for. And here's the real magic. When you return from that enchanted place to the world you wanted to escape from, you'll find it's changed. Why? Because you have."--Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and the North Bath Trilogy

"Jeremy, Rafe, and Emilie all embark on a wild and magical adventure that makes for a perfect cozy fantasy read, reminiscent of the childhood books we grew up loving."--HuffPost

"This wildly imaginative book speaks to every reader who yearns for a more magical world."--Thao Thai, author of Banyan Moon

"This soothing novel will appeal to fans of classic and portal fantasies, where other fantastic worlds are lying under our own, just waiting to be discovered."--Booklist

"A spiritual epilogue to C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, Meg Shaffer's The Lost Story explores what happens after you return from a magical realm."--BookPage

"Readers will find this an absolutely immersive pleasure to read. Shaffer delivers an unforgettable and nostalgic experience."--Library Journal

Praise for Meg Shaffer

"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 LaRue

"Wholly moving."--Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey

"Shaffer speaks to every reader who yearns for a more magical world."--Thao Thai, author of Banyan Moon

"Shaffer blends tragedy and triumph. . . . This is wish fulfillment in the best way."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A heartwarming, page-turning story of found family and the world-changing power of a good book."--Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood

"A dreamy, inventive novel about how books can not only change lives but save them, too."--Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Other Birds