Sep 24, 2025
The Book of Lost Hours: A Novel by Hayley Gelfuso
pub date - 8/26/25
(I’m not sharing anything of this, nothing remotely spoil-ery. Not a single detail. I’m just begging you, if you’re reading this review, to read this story.)
Gorgeous, wonderfully written, heartbreaking - I loved this (which I write while still weeping from this book, which has destroyed me). This, which is somehow a debut novel. I look forward to reading whatever Ms Gelfuso writes next.
Show me a book anyone writes for the love of a wonderful grandfather and I’m there, ready to read it. This was one of my top reads of 2025, and I wholeheartedly recommend The Book of Lost Hours. I’m strongly urging everyone to read this.
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for the DRC