The Saint of Lost Things: A Guardian Summer Read

Paperback Published on: 20/04/2023
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Synopsis

FROM THE WINNER OF THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2022

'Reading The Saint of Lost Things was one of those perfect reading experiences that come along very occasionally; it's moving, funny, tragic, triumphant, totally gripping, a pure gift of a novel' DONAL RYAN
'Superb' FINANCIAL TIMES
'You'll be moved, you might laugh and there may well be redemption' EVENING STANDARD
'Thoroughly absorbing' GUARDIAN

Lindy Morris is stuck. She lives in rural Ireland, banished to a lonely bungalow by her Granda Morris, with only her Auntie Bell and the TV for company.

But one day Lindy realises that life is not quite what she thought it was: her mother's disappearance and her own lost years need to be brought out into the light. Suddenly Lindy is awake, uncovering the very secrets that will release her from her past.

Told with devastating wit and poignancy, THE SAINT OF LOST THINGS is the triumphant story of an unlikely heroine as she makes her bid for freedom.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Cornerstone
  • ISBN: 9781529158687
  • Number of pages: 448
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 311g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Saint of Lost Things
Moving, funny, and a real page-turner
I loved everything about this book: the story (a family mystery), the writing (absolutely beautiful), the pace (both a slow burn and a page turner), the ch... READ MORE
Lisa768
The Saint of Lost Things
Atmospheric and fantastically written
The Saint of All Lost Things is a beautifully written story about Lindy and her life. It is so well written I felt I was living her life rather than readin... READ MORE
Heidi Nicholson
The Saint of Lost Things
The Saint of Lost Things
⭐️ 4 ⭐️ Oh, how I loved the story of Lindy Morris and her 'freaky, deaky’ smile. I thoroughly enjoyed Before My Actual Breaks by Tish Delaney, so I was v... READ MORE
Dee
The Saint of Lost Things
Great character story
If you’re looking for a book that reads like an entire television drama series, then this is the one for you! The character of Lindy Morris jumps off the p... READ MORE
Alexandra Hamilton
The Saint of Lost Things
Great story
A wonderful depiction of narrow, difficult lives in rural Ireland where men rule with fists and the sins of the mother are brought down on the child. It to... READ MORE
Heather Nazmdeh
The Saint of Lost Things
Well written tale
3.5 rounded down. In a meagre bungalow on the edge of a bog in Carnsore, West Tyrone, Northern Ireland, Aunt Bell and Lindy, who describes herself as a fu... READ MORE
Celia Short
The Saint of Lost Things
Great storytelling
Another great book from our local author. Tish Delaney does a fine line in Irish angst, but this book has so many twists and turns it keeps you guessing ri... READ MORE
Neil Harvey
The Saint of Lost Things
The most compelling story of a life made small
She is a tuning fork that has been bashed on the table's edge, her agitation reverberating around the eight-foot-square walls. I am all serenity. I smile a... READ MORE
Lisa Spicer
The Saint of Lost Things
The Saint of Lost Things by Tish Delaney
The Saint of Lost Things by Tish Delaney is a wonderful story of an Irish farmer’s family life with the miserable vicious old grandfather and Auntie Bell ... READ MORE
Christine Rennie