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Lost & Found

By Brooke Davis
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WINNER OF THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA PREMIER'S PRIZE FOR AN EMERGING WRITER 2016 WINNER OF THE GENERAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD, AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS 2015 WINNER OF THE MATT RICHELL NEW WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD, AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS 2015 SHORTLISTED FOR THE... Read More
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WINNER OF THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA PREMIER'S PRIZE FOR AN EMERGING WRITER 2016

WINNER OF THE GENERAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD, AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS 2015

WINNER OF THE MATT RICHELL NEW WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD, AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS 2015

SHORTLISTED FOR THE DEBUT FICTION AWARD, INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2015

SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUSTRALIAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION BOOKSELLERS CHOICE AWARD 2015

The heart-warming, multi-award-winning Australian novel that was sold around the world will have you laughing, crying and, by the end, feeling just a little wiser . . .

At seven years old, Millie Bird realises that everything is dying around her. She wasn't to know that after she had recorded twenty-seven assorted creatures in her Book of Dead Things her dad would be a Dead Thing, too.

Agatha Pantha is eighty-two and has not left her house since her husband died. She sits behind her front window, hidden by the curtains and ivy, and shouts at passers-by, roaring her anger at complete strangers. Until the day Agatha spies a young girl across the street.

Karl the Touch Typist is eighty-seven when his son kisses him on the cheek before leaving him at the nursing home. As he watches his son leave, Karl has a moment of clarity. He escapes the home and takes off in search of something different.

Three lost people needing to be found. But they don't know it yet. Millie, Agatha and Karl are about to break the rules and discover what living is all about.

'This is a story of loss and hope with one of the most vivid casts of characters I've come across. In particular, it is red-wellied, seven-year-old Millie our heart weeps and soars for. A great read with ballsy, brilliant writing' MATT HAIG

'First time Australian author Brooke Davis wanted to explore grief as a part of life and she has done that with originality, whimsy and charm' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY

'Offbeat and funny' THE TIMES

'Expresses heartfelt and profound humanity' THE AGE

'Heartbreaking, funny, brilliant' HERALD SUN

'Enchanting . . . Bubbling with warmth and humour' THE WEST AUSTRALIAN

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780733655104

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 August 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hachette Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 300g

Pages: 288

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About the Author

Brooke Davis grew up on Wadawurrung Country in Bellbrae, Victoria. She holds a PhD from Curtin University in creative writing. Her debut novel, Lost & Found, was published in 28 countries and received two Australian Book Industry Awards for General Fiction and New Writer of the Year, as well as the WA Premier's Book Award for Emerging Writer. Lost & Found was also shortlisted for the Indie Book of the Year Debut Fiction Award and the ABA Booksellers' Choice Award. Brooke has lived in the US, Canada, Canberra and Boorloo/Perth, and now resides in Torquay, Victoria, where she works as a bookseller. No One's Looking is her second novel.

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