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There is an undeniable sense of mystery and intrigue in something “lost”, and if considered enough, a single misplaced object can raise a multitude of questions: Who was the previous owner What did this item mean to them How did they come to misplace it Who are they now without it

Each of these “things” tell their own story, and will speak to you if you're willing to listen

Anthony Peardew is THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS.
Having never located something he once held dear, he knows all too well the pain of loss, In fact, his experience with loss in general runs deep, So he collects random objectsmeaningless to othersand imagines what they once meant to their owners,

He gives these things a home, and respects their history, He catalogues the exact place and moment he found them in hopes to one day reunite even one of them with their rightful owner,

But, like objects, people do not stay around forever, and Anthony eventually leaves this ongoing quest in the capable hands of his caretaker, Laura, who appears equally as “lost” as his beloved objects.


I loved the symbolic representation of these lost items, and how they resemble each characters journey to finding their own way their own home.
The theme of being “lost and found” is constant and the very heart and soul of this plot,

There is a compelling, magical appeal to this story, not in the literal sense, but it added a pleasant ambiance of imaginative goodness,

I should have been glued to these pages with all these lovely elements at playI wanted to be, But unfortunately that wasn't the case, This story moved slowly, maybe too slow, and while the writing was charming and exuded an air of sophistication, in this case the execution fell off for me.


I found myself growing bored, waiting for a captivating moment that never came, The delicate romance was sweet and kept me hopeful, but nothing seemed to deliver on what felt promised,

That said, many of my book friends loved this one, and I can see why, Id still recommend giving this a shot when youre in the mood for a gentler read, if only to witness its generous amounts of creativity, Hope you enjoy!

Traveling Sisters read They should have called this the Keeper of Lost Shite because it was AWFUL, Truly appalling. I don't even know where to start, Maybe with a single positive the first three chapters were quite good, and it's a terrible shame that Anthony Peardew didn't stick around because things went decidedly downhill after he died.


I started to really worry about the book when it became clear that there would be no shift in the narrative voice whatsoever and what I mean by that is that, when the little 'stories behind the items' were included, they were narrated in the exact same manner as the text that had come before it, with Laura in centre stage.
Given that they were supposed to have been written by Anthony, this was a grievous mistake,



Now I'm no stranger to alliteration and similes and I understand the purpose that they serve, However, Hogan took this TOO FAR, Everything was an alliteration Poisonous Portia, Slinked seductively into the salon everything was alliterated, all the time! and the clichés were neverending, The dialogue was nothing short of embarrassing, 'Liar Liar Pants on Fire!' Etc etc, I don't think anyone speaks to friends and family like that,

By far the most AWFUL part of the book was Sunshine, the 'dancing drome' character with Down Syndrome, This was truly, truly appalling and really quite shameful, 'Is it time for the lovely cup of tea' will haunt me until my dying day, What a horrendous sentence to impose upon the character, whose sole purpose seems to have been to provide some comedy for the woeful characters that were her 'friends' such as best friend and 'heroine' Laura who mocks her, hides from her in the larder and, at no point I would argue, is likeable in any sense.
In fact, despite Anthony's belief that she is a tortured soul who loves the house as much as him, . . she spent most of the lastpages trashing it in a rage,

Added to that Sunshine's preternatural capabilities, a TERRIBLE, predictable and sicklysweet plot, not to mention another,similes and cliches, . . this was not a good read, AVOID. Any book that has that many superlatives on its cover and back, /AND/ special foldout page should be approached with caution, especially if one of them is the Daily Mail and another OK! magazine.
But I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt, because I owned it already and was in the mood for something that sounded quite intriguing.


It was recommended to me when I asked for short story collections, It is a novel, but within are lots of little short stories, so it kind of fits, The stories were actually quite nice to begin with, but my, this book was boring on the whole,

I keep trying to like contemporary or what I prefer to call Modern, My soul is stuck in the past and I cannot change that, but occasionally books can surprise you, This one did not. It is written nicely, but it IS boring, Or, it is modern. Modernly Boring, which is a genre all in its own, Hardly any plot and metaphors as far as the eye can see, and bland characters that "need to be saved" because they have some mental health issues or might have made a mistake in the past.
Fair enough, but boring.

A minor caveat: I couldn't finish the book, I stopped at about a third of the way in and then looked up a summary of the plot online, And am I glad I did, Obvious and bland.

Next time, take heed of those superlatives, The more the morose. This was a super entertaining, fun, mysterious, and charming read, Love in different forms, from different angles, and stories in the little things lost, And then there is the Keeper of Lost Things, who knew how to connect the dots for those who needed to find ending in the clues, A dollop of magic realism strewn around London and Brighton, Mmmm . spooky, sad, and funny.

The blurb is longgggg, and explains the book. I'm just adding the first introductory paragraph here:
A charming, clever, and quietly moving debut novel of of endless possibilities and joyful discoveries that explores the promises we make and break, losing and finding ourselves, the objects that hold magic and meaning for our lives, and the surprising connections that bind us.


A perfect description for a perfect read, If you need a chickensoupforthesoul read, this is the one for you,

I loved everything about it, Hope you do too Real Life Tales


WOW!
What a cover!
What an exquisite faithful portrait, springing from the heart of this book:
Objects spread among red roses, each of them enclosing a beautiful sad story roses with thorns fictions grazing anonymous truths episodes of someones real life.

The perfect graphic teaser for this particular storyline!, . .

The story about to begin, will lead us into an universe where characters are knots merged in a web people crossing at due timings, showing that nothing happens by chance in this mysterious whole where we all interact, complementing each other, towards an incognito purpose something undefined, we feel bigger then us, where all those crossing paths will hopefully gain a common sense!.
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A real life fantasy to enjoy in a garden crowded with red roses

Magic!
Ghostly!
Misterious!
Enchanting!

It's,,,super shining to this small masterpiece
Get ready for your reading ceremony! I was so drawn to the premise of this book a man mourning the loss of the love of his life collects lost objects, hoping to reunite them with their owners, meanwhile writing short stories about each object.
So much potential there.

It started off with charm but quickly fell apart into disjointed parallel storylines, with so many plot contrivances I was groaning, Add the ancillary characters who were only there to move the plot and by the time the ghost yes, ghost came in I was pretty much done.
A beautiful love story that broke my heart and a beautiful love story that mended it,

Alternating stories, which connect as perfectly predictable as I hoped,

A ghost, an abundance of eye rolling but beautiful coincidences, some lovable characters, especially a young woman named Sunshine,

Ill always wonder when I look down and see little lost objects that we sometimes run across, about the person who lost it,

Sentimental and sweet to the hilt, The perfect escape I needed now !
This book was a real pleasure to read, It had a bit of everything, romance, ghostly presences, magic, mystery and clever literary references being just some, I enjoyed all of the characters especially Sunshine with her quirky speech and odd ways,

Two main stories alternate and meander gently through the book, interspersed with lovely anecdotes about the lost things, Some of these are quite sharp and counteract the general sweetness of the book, Mind you this is a book which starts and ends with a biscuit tin full of someone's earthly remains so it is not all sweetness and light!

At the end I discover that this is a debut novel impressive, the author comes from Bedford in the U.
K so do I and that she wrote much of the book while she was being treated for cancer, Congratulations Ms Hogan on such a good first book and may you write many more, A charming, clever, and quietly moving debut novel of of endless possibilities and joyful discoveries that explores the promises we make and break, losing and finding ourselves, the objects that hold magic and meaning for our lives, and the surprising connections that bind us.


Lime green plastic flowershaped hair bobblesFound, on the playing field, Derrywood Park,nd September,

Bone china cup and saucerFound, on a bench in Riveria Public Gardens,st October,

Anthony Peardew is the keeper of lost things, Forty years ago, he carelessly lost a keepsake from his beloved fiancée, Therese, That very same day, she died unexpectedly, Brokenhearted, Anthony sought consolation in rescuing lost objectsthe things others have dropped, misplaced, or accidentally left behindand writing stories about them, Now, in the twilight of his life, Anthony worries that he has not fully discharged his duty to reconcile all the lost things with their owners, As the end nears, he bequeaths his secret lifes mission to his unsuspecting assistant, Laura, leaving her his house and all its lost treasures, including an irritable ghost.


Recovering from a bad divorce, Laura, in some ways, is one of Anthonys lost things, But when the lonely woman moves into his mansion, her life begins to change, She finds a new friend in the neighbors quirky daughter, Sunshine, and a welcome distraction in Freddy, the rugged gardener, As the dark cloud engulfing her lifts, Laura, accompanied by her new companions, sets out to realize Anthonys last wish: reuniting his cherished lost objects with their owners.


Long ago, Eunice found a trinket on the London pavement and kept it through the years, Now, with her own end drawing near, she has lost something preciousa tragic twist of fate that forces her to break a promise she once made,

As the Keeper of Lost Objects, Laura holds the key to Anthony and Eunices redemption, But can she unlock the past and make the connections that will lay their spirits to rest

Full of character, wit, and wisdom, The Keeper of Lost Things is heartwarming tale that will enchant fans of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, Garden Spells, Mrs Queen Takes the Train, and The Silver Linings Playbook.
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