The Keeper of Lost Things
Ratings21
Average rating3.4
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Ratings21
Average rating3.4
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 lovingly 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... With an unforgettable cast of characters that includes young girls with special powers, handsome gardeners, irritable ghosts and an array of irresistible four-legged friends, The Keeper of Lost Things is a debut novel of endless possibilities and joyful discoveries that will leave you bereft once you've finished reading. BECAUSE, AFTER ALL, WE'RE ALL JUST WAITING TO BE FOUND...
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A soft, easy book that tells a very quaint tale filled with themes of being lost and then found, both objects and people. The book reminded me of the film, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, with an odd older man who passes their life's work and joy to a younger individual to take up the mantle. I enjoyed the book, but wouldn't necessarily think about this book or read it again now that I'm done with it.
Quotes:
“In this world, Daisy, we are tiny. We can't always win and we can't always be happy. But the one thing that we can always do is try.”
“the wonderful thing about books was that they were films that played inside your head.”
Not my thing, slow and boring. Didn't feel like there was any real plot. Maybe I missed a bunch, dunno.
The Keeper of Lost Souls is Anthony Peardew. He was once a widely-read author, but his life was changed when he lost his fiancee in a tragic accident. To help cope with the loss, Peardew seeks out lost objects and hopes to reunite them with those who lost them.
Keeper of Lost Souls is a story of losing and finding, of hope and redemption, of purpose and consolation. I think what I liked best about this story was the way all the plot elements came together in the end.
