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Lost Property

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A story of hope, forgiveness and kindness, Lost Property reminds us to keep our loved ones (along with our bags and umbrellas) close...

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One lost purse. One lost woman.
A chance encounter that changes everything.

Dot Watson has lost her way. Wracked with guilt and struggling with grief, she has tucked herself away in the London Transport Lost Property office, finding solace in the process of cataloguing misplaced things. It's not glamorous or exciting, but it's solitary - just the way Dot likes it.

That is, until elderly Mr Appleby walks through the door in search of his late wife's purse and Dot immediately feels a connection to him. Determined to help, she sets off on an extraordinary journey, one that could lead Dot to reclaim her life and find where she truly belongs...

'An enthralling read, full of rich descriptions and characters you can't help but love.' Hazel Prior

'A wonderfully rich, funny and brimming with heart book.' Beth Morrey

© Helen Paris 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

An enthralling read, full of rich descriptions and characters you can't help but love
Hazel Prior, bestselling author of Away with the Penguins
A wonderfully rich, funny book. Shades of Eleanor Oliphant and Dear Mrs Bird, but also entirely its own. Dot is a treasure waiting to be found
Beth Morrey
A lovely novel about loss and reconnection...both satisfying and joyful
Lissa Evans
Emotionally rich and character-led, Lost Property is a sharply funny, wise and warming story
Anne Cater, The Daily Express
Funny and heart-warming
That's Life
You'll take Dot to your heart as her emotionally complex story unfolds
Heat
Uplifting
Bella
A book full of compassion and human frailty
Woman’s Weekly
A heart-warming novel about loss and reconnection
Peterborough Telegraph
A deeply moving and richly detailed story that genuinely tugs at the heartstrings
CultureFly
Author Helen Paris
Narrator Joanna Scanlan
Duration 10 hours and 36 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473592322
Format Audiobook
Publisher Transworld
Genre Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Availability AU, GB, IE

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