The Book of Lost Hours

A GMA Book Club Pick!

De: Hayley Gelfuso

Narrado por: Carlotta Brentan

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK!

For fans of The Ministry of Time and The Midnight Library, a sweeping, unforgettable novel following two remarkable women moving between postwar and Cold War-era America and the mysterious time space, a library filled with books containing the memories of those who bore witness to history.

Enter the time space, a soaring library filled with books containing the memories of those have passed and accessed only by specially made watches once passed from father to son—but mostly now in government hands. This is where eleven-year-old Lisavet Levy finds herself trapped in 1938, waiting for her watchmaker father to return for her. When he doesn’t, she grows up among the books and specters, able to see the world only by sifting through the memories of those who came before her. As she realizes that government agents are entering the time space to destroy books and maintain their preferred version of history, she sets about saving these scraps in her own volume of memories. Until the appearance of an American spy named Ernest Duquesne in 1949 offers her a glimpse of the world she left behind, setting her on a course to change history and possibly the time space itself.

In 1965, sixteen-year-old Amelia Duquesne is mourning the disappearance of her uncle Ernest when an enigmatic CIA agent approaches her to enlist her help in tracking down a book of memories her uncle had once sought. But when Amelia visits the time space for the first time, she realizes that the past—and the truth—might not be as linear as she’d like to believe.

Perfect for fans of The Midnight Library and The Ministry of Time, The Book of Lost Hours explores time, memory, and what we sacrifice to protect those we love.

Unique Storyline, Loved It

A unique storyline with good dialogue and all loose ends bound up into a sensible ending.

Time and all its twists and turns

This is a well crafted story of time and memory. You will give consideration to truth and reality. Very enjoyable

Interesting

Loved the story line. Jumped around a time line quite a bit but tied it all at the end.

N/a

It should not be mandatory to write 15 words to review this book. I loved it and show that in its rating. It should be optional to actually write a review. Some prefer to keep things to themselves.

BEST read in YEARS!!!

I read and listen to dozens of books each yrs this one’s a 12 out of 10 WOW!! As a librarian.. thats saying something, this is not just another book. This is imagination and storytelling done right kudos to the author and the narrator ❣️

Wonderful

I watched the review on GMA and just the description of the book made me wanna listen to it I said to myself, I could never read this book myself, but listening to it. It just took me to another place. It made me feel like I was sitting in the audience Watching every move and if you wanna turn this into a movie, I’d be the first to sit in the front seat.. Thank You.

Story is good but audio is poor

The accents are a bit all over the place. Not consistent. At times the sounds goes low and you have to turn it up. Story is s just ok.

Kept me guessing

Complex characters that keep you guessing till the end. More than just a time, travel story. A love story, a story about family, and a story about hope.

Very engaging

This author did a great job jumping from one time to another, leaving breadcrumbs, and developed the characters. It's very engaging.

Midnight Library meets Book Thief

This is my favorite book of 2025 so far! A wonderful blend of fantasy, sci-fi, historical fiction, and romance.