The Library of Lost and Found
A Novel
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4.1 • 200 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
From the author of Rise and Shine Benedict Stone, now an original movie on Hallmark.
“Sweet and resonant.” —People, “Best New Books” Pick
A librarian’s discovery of a mysterious book sparks the journey of a lifetime.
Librarian Martha Storm has always found it easier to connect with books than people—though not for lack of trying. She keeps careful lists of how to help others in her superhero-themed notebook. And yet, sometimes it feels like she’s invisible.
All of that changes when a book of fairy tales arrives on her doorstep. Inside, Martha finds a dedication written to her by her best friend—her grandmother Zelda—who died under mysterious circumstances years earlier. When Martha discovers a clue within the book that her grandmother may still be alive, she becomes determined to discover the truth. As she delves deeper into Zelda’s past, she unwittingly reveals a family secret that will change her life forever.
Filled with Phaedra Patrick’s signature charm and vivid characters, The Library of Lost and Found is a heartwarming and poignant tale of how one woman must take control of her destiny to write her own happy ending.
Don’t miss Phaedra Patrick’s uplifting new novel, The Little Italian Hotel!
Check out these other heartwarming stories from Phaedra Patrick: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone The Secrets of Love Story Bridge The Messy Lives of Book People
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
An introverted librarian opens a book into a fantasy world that also reveals secrets from her grandmother's past in this pleasing novel from Patrick (Rise and Shine). In addition to volunteering at the library, Martha Storm also helps the people in her small, unnamed seaside village with small tasks. With her parents long dead, she lives in her childhood home, surrounded by her neighbor's stuff that she has promised to mend and store. One evening, after returning from the library, she finds a small package at her door containing a book of fantastical short stories. Inside is a handwritten inscription from her grandmother Zelda, who died under mysterious circumstances years before the date of the inscription. Martha sets off to discover where the mysterious book came from and what happened to her grandmother, the one person who ever encouraged her to explore her creativity. Along with a handful of quirky supporting characters including divorc e Brenda, bookseller and fellow book lover Owen, and lovesick Suki Martha breaks out of her shell as she starts to piece together her grandmother's life in the small village. With a happy ending that is hinted from the beginning, Patrick's novel is just the kind of charming story Martha loves to read.
Customer Reviews
Library of the Lost and Found
Wonderful book. Great story of a middle aged woman finally learning to trust herself.
Ah-mazing and Glorious Story
This was so good I read it in one sitting that ended at 3am! I couldn’t put it down.
Mundane
While enjoyable due to its description of English life, and sensitive in its rendering of love, loss, human nature, and personal growth, there’s nothing more tedious than a novel for which the dynamic is based on the purposeful suppression and avoidance of simple facts and truths.