Ruth Hogan has created an entertaining plot line in The Keeper of Lost Things. I am sure so many of us have been walking along and spot something on the ground and wonder how someone could have lost it. Many times it seems that they would have noticed and retrieved it right way or missed it and come back retracing their foot steps to find the item.
Interestingly as I was reading this book, I read in the Talmud that the rule is if you find a lost object you need to take care of it and bring it to the public square until you find the owner, or until you determine that the owner has despaired of finding it again and then you can keep it .
In this book we meet four people who are also lost and as they find each other their lives improve and they find happiness. Anthony lost the love of his life many years ago and also the religious charm she gave him. To fill the void he has been collecting lost objects hopping one to reunite the objects with their owners. Laura comes to work for Anthony and inherits the library full of lost items. She has left a disgust marriage and is a little lost herself. Eunice found an object and does not know who it belongs to … as all their lives run along in parallel we lean more about each character.
It is a sweet story of loss and the finding of love in many different ways. My favorite character is Sunshine, a young girl with Down syndrome who is looking for friends and love. She is a delightful breath of fresh air in the book and has some of the best quotes.
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