I love to read and I love to read books about books!  This is only the second book that I have read by Susan Wiggs.  Thank you for the opportunity to read this ARC.  I enjoyed the story line and the characters.  I had a feeling about the Trevor character from the beginning. I wasn’t thrilled with the resolution of his appearance, but not sure what I really wanted to happen.  I knew that Peach was going to be the winner from the beginning.
One little spot that I thought was totally unnecessary was after Natalie and Peach had made love.  The reference to smoking pot? I am not against the act but I feel like nothing through the entire story made it seem like something these two characters would do??
Thank you again for this opportunity..

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. 

I love this novel.  It is full of family secrets and connections.   Natalie loses her mother and a man who loves her simultaneously.   Through her grief, she finds purpose for her future and a path to happiness.

After a tragic loss, Natalie is forced to reflect on her life's choices.  Her search for how to balance finding happiness and meeting responsibilities, takes her back home, to the Lost and Found Bookshop where she had grown up.  
Any book that takes place in a bookstore is going to pull me in and this one did not disappoint.  In a time when more than ever, we need to support independent bookstores, The Lost and Found Bookshop reminded its readers of the important role a bookstore  and a good bookseller can play in a community and in helping to foster a love of reading.  Mix in a family's search to learn about its ancestors and it became a layered story that was enjoyable to the very end.
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I enjoyed the book, "The Lost and Found Bookshop" by Susan Wiggs.  The characters were likable and the story line was good and kept me interested.  I liked that the book has a historic aspect to it as well as references to other published books.

In these times of uncertainty, The Lost and Found Bookshop reminds us of the magic of books and the beauty of independent bookshops. Natalie Harper has spent her entire life trying to establish stability - she has a job that pays the bills, a suitable apartment, and a boyfriend who seems nice enough. But tragedy strikes, and Natalie is forced to return to her childhood home above The Lost and Found Bookshop. As Natalie navigates the trying world of bookselling and care-taking, we see her rediscover her passion for bookselling. After all, “the way you spend your day is the way you spend your life.”  With the help of a “hammer for hire,” Natalie and her grandfather unearth the mysteries of family, the bookshop, and life. This charming book is the perfect summertime read for every reader who has ever turned to the pages of a book for solace or answers in hard times.

Being a former bookseller, this book really resonated with me.  From bringing in authors to boost sales to personal book recommendations, this was the perfect book to read during the Pandemic.  Nothing serious, just good comfortable reading with a happy ending.  Characters are wonderful including Peach!  Please bring him back in another book.

Susan Wiggs is an author that I enjoy but I found this story a little too predictable. It’s a easy read with a slight mystery as well as romance. The first part of the story was a little too long and sad which made it drag a little before we got to the rest of the novel. I enjoyed her references to many books which added a nice element to the story. All in all I felt it was a thoughtful read about life with some enjoyable characters. #TheLostAndFoundBookshop #SusanWiggs #NetGalley

I love books about bookshops. I enjoyed this book as an easy read. Friendly characters with a little romance and a little bit of mystery. However I did get hung up on something that bothered me throughout the book. The writer writes things from the perspective of three of the characters. While I understand the need for different voices, I found the writing much better for the grandfather and even slightly better for Peach, than for the main character Natalie. I actually think it’s what prevented me from loving this book. It didn’t come across as the difference between voices, it felt like different authors wrote for each character. All in all in was a nice easy read but not something that I would recommend as a must read.

After her life is turned upside down, Natalie goes back home and runs her mother's bookstore where priceless family heirlooms of others are discovered and returned. Trying to keep the store open, Natalie struggles with caring for ailing grandfather and a budding romance or two.

Touching on a variety on topics including divorce, parental loss, and inter-racial marriage, The Lost and Found bookshop is a heart warming book. The antiques make for an added layer of intrigue. It is definitely a feel good story but seems to lack depth at times.

It will not come as a surprise that as a librarian who also loves shopping at local indie bookstores, I was drawn to reading this novel. This is a fun, fast read with lots of great twists and turns. Famous authors, a handsome workman who isn't what he appears to be and a grieving daughter are all thrown together in this wonderful little bookstore. Perfect pandemic reading because the story took me away from the world situation and thrust me into the life of Natalie, her family and friends. 

Using San Francisco as another character, Susan Wiggs offers a neat novel filled with history and family secrets. There is death and dying but offered in a way that will inspire readers to live their lives more fully and listen to their instincts. 

Can't wait to share this title with library patrons this summer although this author's reputation precedes her and I won't need to do much to entice readers to pick it up (if it's on the shelf at all!)

What a beautiful story!!! I couldn't put this book down. The characters are ones that you fall in love with throughout the whole book.
Everyone who loves reading should read this one!

Susan Wiggs writing is like a breath of fresh air. Her characters are human, real, flawed, and so relatable. I think with every next book I read written by the author, I fall more in love with her writing and words, and I really love the area she writes about - northern California in this particular book. 

The Lost and Found Bookshop is no exception. From the beginning I felt a connection with the main character, Natalie. She is nothing like me, but she is everything I admire in a person - kind, conscientious, caring, hard working. Natalie's world comes crashing in when a small plane crashes at the same time she is receiving accolades at her job in Sonoma, California. What unravels is incredible sadness and double loss, and Natalie walks out of her own  life into the world her mother created in the Lost and Found Bookshop in San Francisco. Always about love, the story winds around Natalie, her grandfather (Grandy) and other lost souls who enter the book shop. Natalie's life was never easy - there was never enough money and her life as a child was chaotic. As an adult she never quite felt as if she belonged, but there was always love; Natalie just needs a reminder it had been there all along. 

Enter not one, but two dashing men, an adorable, precocious child, a faltering aging grandfather, two dedicated bookstore clerks, and a crumbling, debt ridden albatross of a house and bookshop.  Natalie's grit and determination help her get through her altered world and find her way to her own heart. I love this book on every level. Reading it was comfort food for my own soul. Thank you, Susan Wiggs, for another story I could immerse myself in and get lost in reading.

Having lost her her mother and boyfriend, MC Natalie re-evaluates her current life situation. She decides to renovate her mother’s bookshop instead of selling it. This ends up being a blessing in disguise! Peach is a delight, she brings her youthfulness and opens Natalie’s eyes and heart. This was a joy to read! Thanks to William Morrow, Harper Collins, Book Club Girl, and NetGalley for an ebook ARC. This is my honest review.

Wiggs has written of loss - both sudden and prolonged - and of love - for family, friends, lovers and books. This story will resonate with anyone who grew up with the solace of books as companions. Natalie’s grandfather and the bookshop’s building seem to be in a slow race for which will fall apart faster. Inherited bills and declining sales make the bookshop all too relatable. Books and authors mentioned in the story will have you making a list and nodding your head. I recommend this tribute to families born and chosen, to books, and to those who love them.

Thanks to NetGalley and the Book Club Girls for the advance copy!  In this book we meet Natalie, a single woman struggling to bounce back from career, romantic and familial disappointments.  After reeling from loss, she is determined to help her family's San Francisco book store succeed, take care of her ailing grandfather and maybe find Prince Charming.

Stars:
I love Susan Wiggs' prose.  Her language is beautiful and evocative.  I was glad to read about diverse characters as well, even though they were supporting players.  And what avid reader doesn't love a book about books?

Wishes:
I wish the book wasn't so sad for so long.  I would have liked for the story to get going in a more positive direction sooner. I also think there were a lot of threads to follow and keep track of.  I wish the narrator didn't begin alternating part way through the book.  And I wish the last chapter wasn't so crass and hurried.

All in all, this was an easy read.  I'd recommend it to anyone looking for escape but beware it is bittersweet especially in the beginning.

When Natalie's mother and boyfriend die in a plane crash she is forced to reevaluate her life choices.  She leaves she high paying, unsatisfying job to take over the Lost and Found Bookshop that her mother left in debt.  She also takes over the care of her dear grandfather who is suffering from dementia.  She never takes the time to look for love for herself, but it shows up anyway, she just has to open her hear to it.

A story of love of family, sense of responsibility, and soul searching. There are many historical references and surprises, all which kept my attention late into the night.  
I loved this book.  Great beach read.
Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy.

The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs. William Morrow. Advance Reader’s E-Proof courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers. First Edition. ISBN 978-0-06-291409-5. General Fiction (Adult). Women’s Fiction. Publication date: 07 Jul 2020. 5 Stars.

If you get the warm fuzzies when reading about old bookstores in historical buildings, you will enjoy this story of loss, love and second chances.

Though all the characters were well developed, I had an especial fondness for Grandy: impeccable, a pure-hearted elderly gentleman with a kindly voice whose story is actually clarified by the onset of dementia, a place where time begins to collapse into the memories of his (few) unresolved questions and where he occasionally still basks in the presence of his most profound (but deceased) loves. You may find yourself nodding along with understanding and compassion when he shares his heartfelt wisdom.

It’s this thread of love and devotion that sustains the novel and keeps it from becoming an unending tale of hardship amidst the rich local color of San Francisco.

Behind the easy-going tone of this polished story, you'll find the riches of a seasoned observer in a book that shows the possibility of navigating through a challenging time with consciousness, understanding and an open-heart.

Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers for providing a digital copy of this book for review.

This book was fantastic! I stayed up way too late to finish it. The story was engaging and had some unexpected plot points.

This was a great read.  I loved the relationships and understanding of  families dealing  with dementia.

A lovely story of both the joy and the heartbreak of love and family.   Natalie begins her day with a promotion and ends it with a tradegy.  She assumes responsibility for her grandfather and his family home and bookshop.  As she begins to repair the bookshop she also starts to heal and repair her heartache with new friends. Along the way she makes several historical discoveries that tell her the family story she never knew.