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Lucy Hull, a young children's librarian in Hannibal, Missouri, finds herself both kidnapper and kidnapped when her favourite patron, ten-year-old Ian Drake, runs away from home. The precocious Ian is addicted to reading, but needs Lucy's help to smuggle books past his overbearing mother, who has enrolled Ian in weekly anti-gay classes. When Lucy finds Ian camped out in the library after hours with a backpack of provisions and an escape plan, she allows herself to be hijacked by him and the pair embark on a spontaneous road trip. But is it just Ian who is running away? And should Lucy really be trying to save a boy from his own parents?
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The Borrower s out and out charm is heightened by its furious, righteous heart and conviction that books offer salvation and hope when life is messy and near-unbearable. --Marie Claire
A tale of the inspirational power of children s books ... a tremendously entertaining read --Financial Times
The heightening tension throughout their haphazard road trip is exhilarating ... the reader is breathless with hope that Lucy and Ian will find a happy ending. --Daily Mail
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A tale of the inspirational power of children s books ... a tremendously entertaining read --Financial Times
The heightening tension throughout their haphazard road trip is exhilarating ... the reader is breathless with hope that Lucy and Ian will find a happy ending. --Daily Mail
A sparkling debut novel about the stories we read and the ones we tell ourselves
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- PublisherWindmill Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0099538121
- ISBN 13 9780099538127
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
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