A very charming read, sweet, engaging, great characters, and a wonderful story that flowed wonderfully and kept me interested until the very end. 

A really lovely read.

This book wasn’t for me I found it very tedious and monotonous and couldn’t finish it it’s about finding and listing lost property then being obsessed with finding Mr Appleby’s wife’s purse it just didn’t do it for me but thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an early copy

What a beautiful, unusual book. The author has a wonderful way with words - similes, metaphors, always the right words for the exact moment. It is a gentle book, exploring lives, feelings and relationships. Dot’s mother has Dementia and the sadness this brings is explored so well. It is uplifting as well, working in a Lost Property office has its lighter moments, the strange items that appear that may or may not be reunited with their owner. One such item, a brown hold all is a strand running through the book as Dot tries to get it back to its owner; not because it’s valuable but because it holds memories, also a theme of the book. I am so glad that I read this book and will widely recommend it. Thanks to Random House and NetGalley for an ARC in return for an honest review.

A real delight to read.  Dot, a bright young woman has essentially given up on life and escapes into travel guides and a mindless job to avoid the grief and guilt that plague her life.  Through a series of events, Dot gains a needed perspective on her past and learns to forgive herself as well as others.  In parts achingly painful and absurdly funny.
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy.

Dot works in a Lost Property office. Her mother has dementia and is in a care home. Her sister is a little overbearing and when she decides that their mother's house (where Dot is living) has to be sold this precipitates a crisis in Dot who has never got over her father's suicide. 

There is rather a nice story of loss and grief in this book but it is somewhat lost In all the whimsical references to lost property. I found these distracting and a little irritating to be honest.  I did like the characters though and thought they were well developed but  overall I was underwhelmed by this novel. Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC.

I really enjoyed this novel, which is a gentle tale of loss, grief  and the unwinding of memories. Memories we think are exactly as they happened but mean different things to different people. A bit of a slow, start setting the scene,  but then it carefully portrays the awfulness of dementia, both for the sufferer and the devastation for those they can’t remember. I really felt for Dot, who had carried guilt with her for far to long, but it’s such a human trait. Well worth a read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

The story of Dot, who works in the lost property office in London. She is a quirky character who has a lot going on in her life, with work and her sick mother. She is struggling with the past and the death of her father, and has shut herself off from the world. 

A great read, looking forward to more from this author.

I loved this novel. I walk past the Baker Street Lost Property office every day on my way to work and so this novel hit a personal level for me. Wonderfully written with engaging characters.

I can’t wait to read any future novels from this author.

With thanks to netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest opinion. 
What a really lovely  book really enjoy it.

A lovely book a book that drew me in from first pages .The characters come alive involve us in their lives.The meaning of lost possessions the emotions behind lost items is really interesting.#netgalley#lostproperty

Date reviewed/posted: December 20, 2020
Publication date: May 13, 2021

When life for the entire universe and planet has turned on its end, you are continuing to #maskup to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation as the #secondwave is upon us, AND the worst sciatica attack in your life means you MIGHT sleep 3 hours a night,  superspeed readers like me can read 300+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today.

I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review.  

From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸.

Everything that's lost belongs somewhere.
Dot Watson just needs to be found.

Dot Watson’s life is stuck. She wasn’t meant to be single at this point, or still working in a temporary job she started ten years ago. She was supposed to be in Paris, falling madly in love, building an exciting career. Instead, every day in Baker Street’s Lost Property office, she diligently catalogues hundreds of lost umbrellas, lone gloves and an alarming number of shoes.

There’s a comfort in her routine that Dot has become quite attached to. But then Mr. Appleby arrives at her work asking for help to find his late wife’s purse.

Dot recognizes his desperation and grief – and they stir something unexpected in her: determination. As she resolves to help Mr. Appleby, what else might she find along the way?

I have often thought that working in a "lost and found" would be interesting as I have read news stories about that - see the end of this review for some articles. The book is wonderfully written and has lots of interesting, well fleshed out characters: it was a delight to read and I will recommend it to friends and patrons alike.

As always, I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I simply adore emojis (outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube  Millionaires/snowflakes / literally-like-overusers etc. " on Instagram and Twitter... Get a real job, people!) so let's give it (Mind the gap!) 🚋 🚋 🚋 🚋 🚋 


https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/photos/london/london-underground-lost-property-office/ 

https://metro.co.uk/2016/02/01/lose-a-leg-on-the-tube-here-are-some-of-the-weirdest-things-left-on-the-london-underground-5655425/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-30213457

I adored this book. It’s so captivating and has opened up the interesting world of lost possessions for me. I loved the premise and the characters. It was well written and I loved the author’s warm style of writing. Definitely something I would recommend.