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A stunning debut adventure through the ghostly underworld of New York City.
Format: 4 CDs, Unabridged
Jack Perdu, a shy, ninth grade classics prodigy, lives with his father at Yale University. When he suffers a near fatal accident, Jack's father sends him to see a mysterious doctor in New York City--a place Jack hasn't been since his mother died there eight years ago. In New York, Jack meets a girl named Euri who leads him into the city's Underworld, a place where those who died in New York reside until they are ready to move on. This, Jack believes, is a chance to see his mother again. But as secrets about Euri's past are revealed, so are the true reasons for Jack's visit to the Underworld.
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“A literate and luminous retelling of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice set in the underworld of New York City…The novel combines classical references to Ovid’s Metamorphoses with fascinating details about New York City history and landmarks in a way that is engaging and often humorous. The conclusion of the novel is poignant but inevitable to those familiar with the story on which it is based.”
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School Library Journal
About Katherine Marsh
Katherine Marsh writes books for children and young adults, including The Lost Year, a finalist for the National Book Award; Nowhere Boy, winner of the Middle East Book Award; The Night Tourist, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery; Jepp, Who Defied the Stars, a New York Times Notable Book; and The Door by the Staircase, a Junior Library Guild selection. She is a former journalist and managing editor of the New Republic.
About Andrew Rannells
Andrew Rannells is an actor, singer, and performer best known for originating the role of Elder Price in The Book of Mormon and playing Elijah Krantz in HBO’s “Girls.” A Tony and Drama Desk nominee and Grammy winner, he has also played Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, King George III in Hamilton, and Whizzer in Falsettos, and will soon star in the 2018 Broadway revival of The Boys in The Band. On the small screen, he has appeared in “The New Normal” and “The Nick,” and will soon appear in “The Romanoffs.” Rannells’s film credits include Why Him?, The Intern, and Sex and the City 2, and his writing has been published in the New York Times “Modern Love” column. This is his first book.