LR 5.4 images in Book Module gone missing

Upgraded to 5.4, all the images in a recently published (and very important) book have gone missing from the Collection to which they were associated. How do I get the images back? I had better not have to re-place them all over again. This would be a huge boondoggle on Adobe’s part, then this upgrade would mean that I have to relayout a 64 page book with 300 images! I don’t think so.
Can I revert back to 5.3? I have clones and back ups. Russ

No one owes you an answer.
You can uninstall 5.4 and install 5.3, but I doubt very much if the upgrade process would have removed the images from the collection - that's probably user error. I wouldn't recommend going back to 5.3. Instead, look through copies of your backup catalogues and find the most recent one with the images in the book layout. If you've not done much work since then, you could carry on using this version of the catalogue. If you have, you can right click the book and do an Export to Catalog. Then go to your current catalogue and File > Import from Another Catalog to bring in the laid-out book collection.

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