Lost Boy Found: A New Ending
I've written a new ending to an already-published novel.
Lost Boy Found (published as Half Moon Lake in Australia and NZ) was my first book. I did my best when I wrote it, but I listened when readers told me the ending was unsatisfying, too abrupt.
Since it was already published I didn't know what to do with this feedback, other than write back to people who complained and try to learn. I'm writing my fourth book now. The third will be published next year. And I hope I'm improving.
But recently, my US publisher (a goddess, seriously) said they wanted to put a version on KindleU. I was thrilled, of course, and asked if there was any chance - knowing what a weird and unorthodox question it was - if I could add a new ending. I explained that I thought the readers who'd contacted me were correct. She said yes, okay, I could have one page. My agent said this was astonishing turn of events: both that I had asked and that she had said yes. I'm thrilled she did.
The new ending isn't (I think) available in all regions. But for those who can access it, and who found the original ending unsatisfying, here is the link to the edition with a new, hopefully better, ending:)
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/tit...
If you can't open this, feel free to email me and I will send a PDF:)
Lost Boy Found (published as Half Moon Lake in Australia and NZ) was my first book. I did my best when I wrote it, but I listened when readers told me the ending was unsatisfying, too abrupt.
Since it was already published I didn't know what to do with this feedback, other than write back to people who complained and try to learn. I'm writing my fourth book now. The third will be published next year. And I hope I'm improving.
But recently, my US publisher (a goddess, seriously) said they wanted to put a version on KindleU. I was thrilled, of course, and asked if there was any chance - knowing what a weird and unorthodox question it was - if I could add a new ending. I explained that I thought the readers who'd contacted me were correct. She said yes, okay, I could have one page. My agent said this was astonishing turn of events: both that I had asked and that she had said yes. I'm thrilled she did.
The new ending isn't (I think) available in all regions. But for those who can access it, and who found the original ending unsatisfying, here is the link to the edition with a new, hopefully better, ending:)
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/tit...
If you can't open this, feel free to email me and I will send a PDF:)
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May 19, 2024 08:20AM
I read Lost Boy Found in 2020 and here is the note I wrote about it at that time: "Very good story of mothers and their desperate love for their children; a young boy who is lost and attempts to reunite him with his mother. Jaw dropping ending." I recently came across the book again in my local used book shop and decided I'd like to choose it for my book club later this year. Yesterday I read that you have a new ending for the book, and I think that's all the more reason to select the book for discussion. Can I get a pdf of the new ending? I'd really like for my book club to compare and discuss the endings as well as the story which I thought was well written. I tried to email you but it did not go through.
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Hi Jean. I'm sorry your first email didn't make it, but your second one did! I'm hoping you've received my reply and the PDF. All the best, Kirsten
Thank you so much. I will select this for my book club later this year.
My book club is reading Lost Boy Found. I just finished the book, and felt the ending was abrupt. I was thinking it sounded like there should be one more chapter to let the reader know what happened.
