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Lost and Found: A Novel by Parkhurst, Carolyn is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Lost and Found: A Novel about?
What do a suburban mom, her troubled daughter, divorced brothers, former child stars, born-again Christians, and young millionaires have in common? They have all been selected to compete on LOST AND FOUND, the daring new reality show. In teams of two, they will race across the globe--from Egypt to England, from Japan to Sweden--to battle for a million-dollar prize. They must decipher encrypted clues, recover mysterious artifacts, and outwit their opponents to stay in play. Yet what started as a lark turns deadly serious as the number of players is whittled down, temptations beckon, and the bonds between partners strain and unravel. The question now is not only who will capture the final prize, but at what cost. From Publishers Weekly Luckily, this novel about a reality-TV show is a satire, if an often muted one. Addressing the comedy and tragedy of missed connections, bestseller Parkhurst ( The Dogs of Babel ) uses the forum of Lost and Found , an Amazing Race –type competition, for a mostly somber (but occasionally very funny) set of character studies. As two-person teams journey from Egypt to Japan to Scandinavia, the carefully constructed, TV-ready personae of the competito
Who reads Lost and Found: A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Parkhurst, Carolyn
- Publisher
- Back Bay
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780316033497
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Travel
- Rating
- 3.26 / 5 (180 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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