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Review: There's so much to find in the breathtaking Lucy Lost

When we first meet Lucy, the young heroine of the tremendous Lucy Lost , we immediately see that there's something special about her. It's a moonlit night, and she walks along the moors as if in a trance (per her family, she's sleepwalking). Her hands lightly brush the flowers as she moves past. In the sky above her, ghostly figures float and twirl, larger than life. You understand that only she can see them, as if she has some sort of connection to another plane of existence, some spiritual realm. The citizens of her small town in the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the southwestern coast of England, also notice how different Lucy is. Her stark white hair makes her stand out, as does her mysterious past. She doesn't remember much, but her family tells her that she had a nasty accident which led to her being unable to walk or speak. These days, she's doing much better, but she's still plagued by visions. The townspeople think she's bad luck. The kids in ...

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