Library of Lost Things, The

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The Library of Lost Things explores the themes of friendship, growing up, and finding love against the backdrop of a heartbreaking mother-daughter relationship. From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother's hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. But when a new property manager becomes more active in the upkeep of their apartment complex, the only home Darcy has ever known outside of her books suddenly hangs in the balance. While Darcy is struggling to survive beneath the weight of her mother's compulsive shopping, Asher Fleet, a former teen pilot with an unexpectedly shattered future, walks into the bookstore where she works...and straight into her heart. For the first time in her life, Darcy can't seem to find the right words. Fairy tales are one thing, but real love makes her want to hide inside her carefully constructed ink-and-paper bomb shelter.Still, after spending her whole life keeping people out, something about Asher makes Darcy want to open up. But securing her own happily-ever-after will mean she'll need to stop hiding and start living her own truth - even if it's messy.Amber Smith's The Last to Let Go meets Hoarders in Laura Taylor Namey's The Library of Lost Things, the story of a young woman striving to find a balance between the ordinary life she wants and the reality of living with her hoarding mother.