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The first half of this book was slow. I am 66% finished. I am shelving it as finished. I'm not sticking around to find out how it ends. I really don't care how it ends. Too bad - the plot is interesting but oh, so slow! Four months in the life of Kate Darling - with brief flashbacks to the early 20th century - should not take four months to read.This is a debut novel. This author has great potential. She notices the details. She uses some lovely phrases. She understands human emotions. She just
The story starts with a drawing of a woman. All that identifies her is that she is, ’a friend of the artist’s’ and the pen and ink drawing was from around 1929. From there it moves back to the meeting in1928 between Tom Stafford and Alice Eversley. These two had known each other as children and lost touch over the years.It then jumps forward to Kate who is trying to come to grips with the death of her mother and best friend. Lovely to see a mother and daughter relationship portrayed so positivel...
It wasn't until after finishing The Book of Lost and Found I realised that this was a debut novel for Lucy Foley. I would not have picked it for a debut novel.This is going to sound very whacky, but here goes. When thinking of what to write for a review for this novel, the words 'Sunday stroll' keep popping into my head. The experience of reading The Book of Lost and Found, was like taking a leisurely walk on a pleasingly familiar path that is speckled with beautiful scenery.3.5 StarsThankyou to...
A gorgeous book, I loved it!After the death of her beloved mother and grandmother, Kate is alone and bereft but has the opportunity find her unknown family through a sketch of a beautiful woman who closely resembles her mother, but was clearly from an earlier time. Travelling to Corsica, Paris and New York she uncovers the dramatic love story of Tom and Alice and the consequences of decisions made in difficult times, where happy endings are elusive. It’s a sweeping romance that moves backwards a...
This was a beautiful story of friendships, family, and love that took place over two time periods. On audio, it was sometimes confusing to remember who was speaking and in what time period. This can be contributed to having only one (lovely) narrator and/or scattered-brain on audio. 😉Loved the setting of and times in Paris and Corsica, so well presented that you want to jump on a plane (with a mask) and travel for a change of scenery, food, champagne and new experiences. Yes, I love and miss tra...
The cover of this book drew me in (US edition, 2015). That location is so gorgeous; I want to be there! Part of the book is set in Corsica, and the descriptions are amazing.THE BOOK OF LOST AND FOUND is about a young woman's quest to discover the story behind a portrait done 50 years ago, and one that her grandmother kept hidden for many years. The "present" (Kate's story) was set in the 1980s, while the young artist's love story was set in the 1930s. Who is the mysterious woman in the portrait
This was an okay book and an easy read but it never quite grabbed me totally. It tended to jump around a lot even changing timeframes within time frames and I was glad I was reading a paper copy so I could quickly look back and see which year I was in. It also seemed a bit too long for its content.Those are just quibbles though. The story itself was good and I rapidly became invested, along with Kate, in finding out what had happened to her real grandmother. I very much liked the character of th...
With the recent devastating death of her mother, Kate found herself floundering. The only constant was the daily visit to her grandmother Evie in the nursing home. But when Evie confessed a shocking secret to Kate, at the same time giving her an old portrait which she had had for many years, Kate was filled with a mix of emotions. Anger, grief, frustration – and then her grandmother died…Kate’s journey to find the woman in the portrait would take her to many places – from her home in London, to
Fun fact: I went to the same high school as Lucy Foley. She visited back in 2015 to give a talk about her debut, The Book Of Lost And Found, which was soon to be released at the time. She read the first chapter and, to be completely honest, I remember being not at all gripped. I had no intention of reading the book until two years later it popped up in my local library and nostalgia (and that stunning cover) implored me to give it a go.Under any other circumstances, I wouldn't have bothered. The...
One of these days I will learn that just because I love a recent work of an author does not mean that I will automatically love all of that author's books - especially their debut book. As much as I adored Lucy Foley's recent book, The Hunting Party, this one just did not work for me in any way. In my experience, in a good parallel story, the past is at the heart of the tale whilst the present day acts in a secondary manner weaving in and around it. In this book however, the past story - which b...
This is a story about the enduring quality of true love. No matter the events, war, misunderstanding, poverty, or distance, love endures all. It is also a story about the shortcomings of life and the necessity, sometimes, to accept it as it is. Full review you can find on my blog: https://poetryofreading.blogspot.com/...
Can't believe this is a debut novel! I absolutely loved it! Thought it was beautifully written. It spans from the 20's to the 80's, told from a few perspectives, and travels from England, Corsica, Paris, & New York. All executed brilliantly. Loved this story even though it was heartbreaking.
