The Keeper of Lost Things
Top 4 in Top 10 Best Magical Realism Novels
Anthony Peardew is the keeper of misplaced items. He inadvertently misplaced a souvenir from his loving fiancée, Therese, forty years ago. She died abruptly the next day. Anthony finds solace in retrieving lost objects—things that others had dropped, forgotten or inadvertently left behind—and creating stories about them. Now that he is nearing the end of his life, Anthony is concerned that he has not completed his responsibility to reunite all of the missing items with their rightful owners. As he nears the end of his life, he bequeaths his hidden life's goal to his unwitting helper, Laura, giving her his mansion and all its lost treasures, including an irritating ghost.
Laura, who is recovering from a painful divorce, is in some ways one of Anthony's lost items. When the lonely lady moves into his house, though, her life begins to change. Sunshine, the neighbor's colorful kid, becomes a new friend, and Freddy, the rough gardener, becomes a nice distraction. Laura, backed by her new companions, sets out to fulfill Anthony's final wish: restoring his treasured lost belongings with their owners, as the black cloud encompassing her lifts.
Detailed information:
Author: Ruth Hogan
Link to read: goodreads.com/book/show/30363088-the-keeper-of-lost-things
Laura, who is recovering from a painful divorce, is in some ways one of Anthony's lost items. When the lonely lady moves into his house, though, her life begins to change. Sunshine, the neighbor's colorful kid, becomes a new friend, and Freddy, the rough gardener, becomes a nice distraction. Laura, backed by her new companions, sets out to fulfill Anthony's final wish: restoring his treasured lost belongings with their owners, as the black cloud encompassing her lifts.
Detailed information:
Author: Ruth Hogan
Link to read: goodreads.com/book/show/30363088-the-keeper-of-lost-things
