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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Blurb: 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 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...

Review: It took me a little while to get into this as there are two stories running concurrently which I found a bit distracting at first but the way they link throughout is perfect. It was predictable that they would be related and there are clues sprinkled through and then when you work out what's going to happen it's exciting. It made me sob like a baby at the end (it's not really sad but i'm an emotional wreck haha) and it was just altogether heart warming but captivating and after a few chapters I really couldn't put it down.

Trigger warnings: References to previous bullying of a disabled character, dementia

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The Keeper of Lost Things ~ Ruth Hogan

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Favorite read so far this summer

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It was the most precious thing that I have ever owned. And I lost it.

Anthony Peardew (The Keeper of Lost Things, Ruth Hogan)

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The Keeper of Lost Things || Ruth Hogan || 288 pages ------------------------------------------------------ Top 3 Genres: Contemporary / Fantasy / Magical Realism

Synopsis: Lime green plastic flower-shaped hair bobbles—Found, on the playing field, Derrywood Park, 2nd September.

Bone china cup and saucer—Found, on a bench in Riveria Public Gardens, 31st 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 objects—the things others have dropped, misplaced, or accidentally left behind—and 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 life’s mission to his unsuspecting assistant, Laura, leaving her his house and and all its lost treasures, including an irritable ghost.

Recovering from a bad divorce, Laura, in some ways, is one of Anthony’s lost things. But when the lonely woman moves into his mansion, her life begins to change. She finds a new friend in the neighbor’s 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 Anthony’s 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 precious—a 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 Eunice’s redemption. But can she unlock the past and make the connections that will lay their spirits to rest?

Publication Date: February 2017. / Average Rating: 3.86. / Number of Ratings: 39,040~.

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A hush is a dangerous thing. Silence is solid and dependable but a hush is expectant, like a pregnant pause; it invites mischief, like a loose thread begging to be pulled.

The Keeper of Lost Things, Ruth Hogan

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Women with red shoes and green handbags were never to be trusted.

Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

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