A book for fans of Eleanor Oliphant, this book explores Dot, her family, her job and her friends. I'm unwilling to say much about the plot to avoid spoiling it, but I did enjoy this thoroughly and would recommend it. Trigger warnings: suicide, sexual assault

I love a book which, on opening the first page, immediately engages with you. Lost Property is such a book.
There are no weak characters. Helen Paris draws them with a fine pen.
I loved Dot, I empathised with her, I became so engaged with her that I caught myself saying out loud "Don't do that, Dot". Dot who felt life was passing her by, who was weighed down with guilt relating to her father's suicide. Dot, whose life was not measured out in Alfred Prufrock's coffee spoons, but in travel guides. Dot, who before her father's death had so much ahead of her. Multi-lingual Dot had had the world before her but now saw it reduced to her travel guides.
Her job at in Lost Property was what saved her. Never two days alike. Such a wide diversity of objects, objects of wonder and weirdness, objects whose value was in their sentimental attachment. It is one such object belonging to a widower, a battered leather holdall containing his beloved wife's purse, that gave Dot a sense of purpose as she fixated on seeing Joanie's purse put back into his hands. This episode was a driving force in the novel as Dot's memories became unlocked.
Lost Property is not just an uplifting book but Helen Paris' use of language is in fine literary tradition. Even when immersed in the story, a turn of phrase halts the reader and we become aware that here is a talented wordsmith. I have no hesitation in recommending this book.

This is my first book by Paris and she didn’t disappoint at all and made we want to keep reading to find out what happened. It’s full of sorrow love and light humour and can a women who is lost herself find herself again. I would say it was worth more than five stars to. Highly recommend reading this.
Dot works in the lost property office in London and it started as a temporary job and 10 years later she’s still there and lost her way she never thought she would be single by now. She is set on making sure all the lost property that comes to her office finds its rightful owner but when mr Appleby turns up looking for his late wife’s purse she can see the sorrow in him and unexpected to her she’s set to help him but what more will she find along the way with him and will she be happy in the long run.

An enjoyable book that followed Dorothy's attention to detail in her work at the lost property office. Her mother is in a home suffering from dementia. The effect this has on Dot when her mother fails to recognise her is so beautifully written.

Dorothy remembers the time spent with her father with both happiness and sadness. His death, when she was living away in France still hurts and she has to find a way of forgiving her past before she can move on with her future

A very thought provoking book but well worth a read

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.

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