Review: The Book of Lost Hours

The Book of Lost Hours
Author: Hayley Gelfuso

Simon & Schuster, 2025

ISBN: 9781668081167 (paperback)
9781668081174 (eBook)
9781668209967 (audiobook)

$25.99 CAD (paperback)
$13.99 CAD (eBook)
$32.99 CAD (audiobook)

400 pages

Ages: Adult

The Book of Lost Hours is a thrilling blend of historical and science fiction. Lisavet Levy, a child hiding from the Nazis on Kristallnacht in Germany 1938, becomes trapped in the time space, a library where all of the world’s memories are stored. In 1965, Bostonian Amelia Duquesne learns of the time space after her uncle—a CIA agent for the Temporal Reconnaissance Program—is killed under mysterious circumstances. Gelfuso takes readers on a journey through time, space and memory, following both young women as they work to understand their role in remembrance. The author weaves the stories of these two women together in a way that is at times surprising and heartbreaking, all while asking important questions about the power of controlling narratives. With its unique concept and story full of government secrets, rebellion, romance and plenty of action, The Book of Lost Hours is a great read for anyone looking for an adventurous and gripping book.