the book of lost and found by lucy foley

Kate’s journey to find the woman in the portrait would take her to many places – from her home in London, to Corsica, Paris and New York. Anger, grief, frustration – and then her grandmother died… But when Evie confessed a shocking secret to Kate, at the same time giving her an old portrait which she had had for many years, Kate was filled with a mix of emotions. The only constant was the daily visit to her grandmother Evie in the nursing home. With the recent devastating death of her mother, Kate found herself floundering. An OK read for me, just never truly hooked me.ĭisclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This book covers many things - love lost, grief, separation, and family secrets. The relationships presented weren't all that convincing.

The premise of the book is completely my kind of story, though overall I wasn't 'wowed.' While the descriptions of time and place were beautiful, I thought that it was too wordy and slow. Who is the mysterious woman in the portrait who looks so much like Kate's mother? The 'present' (Kate's story) was set in the 1980s, while the young artist's love story was set in the 1930s. THE BOOK OF LOST AND FOUND is about a young woman's quest to discover the story behind a portrait done 50 years ago, and one that her grandmother kept hidden for many years. That location is so gorgeous I want to be there! Part of the book is set in Corsica, and the descriptions are amazing. Do you have any memories like that - ones that are almost too precious to share with others? Discuss the ways that sharing a memory can change or affect that memory, and the ways that time can distort our memory of people and events.The cover of this book drew me in (US edition, 2015). that the most precious memories can be damaged with too much handling” (page 146). Do you agree or disagree with Sophie?Ĥ) At one point, Tom says, “I have a theory. She’s what holds you together, at the very center” (page 351).

Somewhere within you is that girl, however many other, new selves you may have grown in the years since. I think we carry all of our past selves with us, in tight layers. It would be like telling a fairy tale,” to which Sophie responds: “I disagree. Was there a particular moment or place you loved reading about and looking forward to circling back to?Ģ) How do the decisions made by both Kate and Alice reflect their respective eras? Did you empathize with one woman more than the other?ģ) At one point while living in France, Alice says to Sophie: “The problem is, Sophie, I’m so far now from the person I was before that none of it seems real. 1) The Book of Lost and Found takes place in several appealing locations - Corsica, Paris, New York, and London - and during iconic moments in world history, like the Roaring Twenties.

The book of lost and found by lucy foley