The Keeper of Lost Things: the perfect uplifting read for 2020 - winner of the Richard & Judy Readers' Award...
- ISBN-10
- 1473635497
- ISBN-13
- 9781473635494
- Series
- The Keeper of Lost Things
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-01-26
- Publisher
- Two Roads
- Author
- Ruth Hogan
Description
*THE PERFECT COSY UP-LIT READ, RECOMMENDED BY THOUSANDS OF READERS* THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & WINNER OF THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB 'One of the most charming novels either of us has read. Don't lose it. Keep it' Richard & Judy Meet the 'Keeper of Lost Things'... Once a celebrated author of short stories now in his twilight years, Anthony Peardew has spent half his life collecting lost objects, trying to atone for a promise broken many years before. Realising he is running out of time, he leaves his house and all its lost treasures to his assistant Laura, the one person he can trust to fulfil his legacy and reunite the thousands of objects with their rightful owners. But the final wishes of the 'Keeper of Lost Things' have unforeseen repercussions which trigger a most serendipitous series of encounters... 'Touching, funny and romantic' Daily Mail 'A charming read, perfect for the holidays' The Lady 'A warm and heartfelt debut' Prima And if you loved The Keeper of Lost Things, don't miss Ruth Hogan's other novels, Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel, and The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes.
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