In that magical realm, Belle finds so many wonderful things she literally becomes “lost in a book.” But something is not quite right. Nevermore literally exists inside the pages of a book. Love this “shelfie” of Jennifer reading her own book But the story revolves around the two sisters trying to manipulate events inside the pages of an enchanted book which brings Belle intermittently into the realm of Nevermore. They decide to wager three million gold coins on the outcome, which made me wonder, why do they have coins at all? Alas, we never find out. They begin talking about Belle and the Beast and they place a wager on their relationship – Love choosing to believe that Belle will break the curse and Death believing that she won’t. They play chess together and as Love notes, Death HATES to lose. The original story begins with Love and Death, personified as sisters who love to wager against each other.

The cover of Jennifer Donnelly’s newest release – Lost In A Book incorporating a new story within the classic Beauty and the Beast taleĪge: 10-14 (or any Beauty and the Beast fan) And while doing that, she has also expanded upon the original as well, taking classic scenes in the film and adding depth and emotion to them to better understand the different characters’ perspectives. With a deft hand, Jennifer has found a way to integrate something completely original into a very familiar story.

She has taken the Disney animated classic film Beauty and the Beast and weaved within its narrative her own story. Lost In A Book, written by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Donnelly, is an innovative twist on a story nearly the whole world knows. In the long standing feud between Love and Death, who will win?īelle is caught in the middle of these two elemental forces as they play a deadly game to answer this very question.

Lost in a book by jennifer donnelly