It was a sweeping story of love and loss, life and death, and, above all, redemption. It was the story of a grand passion that had endured for more than forty years and finally found its happy ending.
If you are ever in a mood for a book that feels like a warm, soft blanket on a cold day, then this is the book for you. What’s not to love about Ruth Hogan’s witty turn of phrase, delightful characters and uplifting story?
This story runs as a dual narrative across 40 years: present day with Laura (recovering from a divorce, personal assistant to Anthony), Anthony (owner of Padua, finder of things, short story writer), Sunshine (friendly teenage neighbor, wise beyond her mental capabilities); and 1974 through present day with Eunice (assistant and friend to Bomber), Bomber (book publisher) and their dog Douglas. Anthony has spent his life picking up discarded and lost items. He gives them each a label and a story, giving a life to inanimate objects. Anthony bequeths to Laura his mansion, Padua and all its objects. His one condition is that she must continue working to reconnect each item to its original owner, and through this process we discover that each story is more than just a story, it’s more of a history of the item and owner. While reconnecting the lost objects to their original owners, Laura is able to find the parts of herself that she lost during her marriage and subsequent divorce. You’ll struggle along with her as she deals with the pains of a life starting over. Eunice and Bomber’s story finds its way into present day with Laura, and the end is like a gift wrapped up neatly in a bow.
This book makes you believe in fate, love, magic and the supernatural. When reality gets you down, this is the antidote.
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