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The Keeper of Lost Things

(2017)
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*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.

*The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan was chosen by followers as the winner of the Richard and Judy Autumn 2017 Book Club. It charted in the top ten for Sunday Times Paperback Fiction in weeks 48, 49 and 50 of 2017.

Genre: Literary Fiction

Praise for this book

"A HEARTFELT PAGE-TURNER... EXACTLY THE BOOK I WAS LOOKING FOR." - Chrissie Manby

"Delightful." - Helen Simonson

"CAPTURES PERFECTLY AND HEARTBREAKINGLY THE SMALL MOMENTS ON WHICH A LIFE CAN TURN." - Kirsty Wark


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