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Of Things Gone Astray
Janina Matthewson
Mrs Featherby had been having pleasant dreams until she woke to discover the front of her house had vanished overnight …On a seemingly normal morning in London, a group of people all lose something dear to them, something dear but peculiar: the front of their house, their piano keys, their sense of direction, their place of work.Meanwhile, Jake, a young boy whose father brings him to London following his mother’s sudden death in an earthquake, finds himself strangely attracted to other people’s lost things. But little does he realise that his most valuable possession is slipping away from him.Of Things Gone Astray is a magical fable about modern life and values. Perfect for fans of Andrew Kaufman and Cecelia Ahern.
Of Things Gone Astray
Janina Matthewson
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Source ISBN: 9780007562473
Ebook Edition © August 2014 ISBN: 9780007562480
Version: 2015-10-13
Dedication (#ulink_c0273117-3221-5d6e-bc65-4c397b95ebe3)
For Ronnie
Table of Contents
Cover (#u63e096d3-fdcb-58fa-a9b0-8e52640b071f)
Title Page (#ubca10747-1ac2-5373-9d21-f363eabdc290)
Copyright (#u1bf40c24-b481-5d6b-9571-17671684f9fa)
Dedication (#u3f4ec409-7d50-5cff-b749-c5e60b899972)
Mrs Featherby. (#u51dbd904-455f-549b-9fbb-ac76297e05a9)
Cassie. (#u7627f9ad-5a8b-531f-8e74-a936ef9cfc5a)
Delia. (#ucb34e29d-fdbc-5185-83fa-845b770e24dd)
Robert. (#uc81e63c4-04a2-5a7d-974c-522c4a373d74)
Marcus. (#uf95ac294-3e0c-58b4-8212-d38449c3ef60)
Jake. (#u16ed4f33-69c3-5c1c-8aa0-b416fd33cf24)
Delia. (#u63a847f3-58e8-564f-ac0f-cf8a33b73d54)
Mrs Featherby. (#uee7bf187-196c-5f24-9470-7eaa2d29a2aa)
Robert. (#u5918187b-73ac-50f8-84cb-6b8b80079d46)
Jake. (#u1071364d-08bf-5c3b-a3ff-c8ddd7b54ec1)
Cassie. (#u1fb42fc5-ddb7-5286-bcf9-4e2ee8066b17)
Delia. (#ubd4bd5e6-6d95-58eb-8d64-28ec908d7884)
Robert. (#u3ccb6628-6c85-5a44-8297-c18be9611ee3)
Marcus. (#u7d7034a1-0369-5a84-a503-49a57ad840a5)
Delia. (#u4eeda76f-9c77-5e09-b6d1-4052d33b0c52)
Jake. (#u7e8f98e6-f6f2-520b-a415-fd58ec8741bb)
Mrs Featherby. (#uc594ac6d-5a20-574d-918d-cfbfbca5bdc7)
Cassie. (#u189f73c8-f878-5ae3-b443-72f2ddbcdc22)
Robert. (#u6c592d40-9ef5-505a-98ca-c63b2b52e995)
Marcus. (#u5b792f8c-34c1-54b5-a8e9-5d35f5c7d61c)
Delia. (#uf692270b-859e-5513-8ead-c59d6fa455f9)
Mrs Featherby. (#u9e327726-1c97-5976-90fd-6ad1069c872a)
Robert. (#u8bc83c1a-f8c0-5144-ba44-27581211567b)
Jake. (#u98bbd464-6dde-566e-9858-d95b9b8be74f)
Cassie. (#u2d6147e1-3aba-5d62-a7cf-e6e40d483917)
The Status. (#u8ad8aaff-3f12-5e8a-aae6-e4a829317584)
The Fight. (#u53d88a34-484f-5b53-aac1-2966d67db730)
The Looks. (#ufc21bdb3-80b7-52e4-bb55-99c4aef02d7d)
The Heart. (#u42e7e21b-deae-58ba-80e7-b95243156966)
Jake. (#u8bd54ab9-d286-550c-bd55-dc6a49b7f61d)
Delia. (#u663cba2b-bc6c-584f-8489-6394946241dc)
Marcus. (#litres_trial_promo)
Robert. (#litres_trial_promo)
Cassie. (#litres_trial_promo)
Delia. (#litres_trial_promo)
Mrs Featherby. (#litres_trial_promo)
Robert. (#litres_trial_promo)
Cassie. (#litres_trial_promo)
Jake. (#litres_trial_promo)
Marcus. (#litres_trial_promo)
Delia. (#litres_trial_promo)
Robert. (#litres_trial_promo)
Cassie. (#litres_trial_promo)
The Watch. (#litres_trial_promo)
Delia. (#litres_trial_promo)
Mrs Featherby. (#litres_trial_promo)
Jake. (#litres_trial_promo)
Marcus. (#litres_trial_promo)
Robert. (#litres_trial_promo)
Delia. (#litres_trial_promo)
Cassie. (#litres_trial_promo)
Jake. (#litres_trial_promo)
Marcus. (#litres_trial_promo)
Delia. (#litres_trial_promo)
Robert. (#litres_trial_promo)
Mrs Featherby. (#litres_trial_promo)
Jake. (#litres_trial_promo)
Delia. (#litres_trial_promo)
Robert. (#litres_trial_promo)
The Notebook. (#litres_trial_promo)
Robert. (#litres_trial_promo)
Mrs Featherby. (#litres_trial_promo)
Jake. (#litres_trial_promo)
Cassie. (#litres_trial_promo)
Delia. (#litres_trial_promo)
Marcus. (#litres_trial_promo)
Cassie. (#litres_trial_promo)
Mrs Featherby. (#litres_trial_promo)
Robert. (#litres_trial_promo)
Jake. (#litres_trial_promo)
Cassie. (#litres_trial_promo)
Delia. (#litres_trial_promo)
Robert. (#litres_trial_promo)
