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The Department of Lost & Found: A Novel

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Department of Lost & Found: A Novel

Contributors:
ISBN:

9780061161421

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

8th July 2008

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

FIC

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

336

Dimensions:

Width 137mm, Height 203mm, Spine 21mm

Weight:

250g

Description


Allison Winn Scotch is the real deal and The Department of Lost and Found is one you absolutely wont want to miss.
Johanna Edwards, author of The Next Big Thing

Funny, touching, tender, true....I loved it.
Pamela Redmond Satran, author of Suburbanistas

A Redbook Magazine Editors Choice, Allison Winn Scotchs sparkling debut novel, The Department of Lost and Found, is a story that makes you laugh and cry in equal measure. This funny and uplifting tale of a young woman overcoming bad odds and changing her life, as she discovers unexpected truths about her friends, her family, and herself, is one that Julie Buxbaum and Jennifer Weiner fans will not soon forget.

Reviews

"The Department of Lost and Found is honest, touching and funny. Winn Scotch's thoroughly engaging and optimistic debut simply sparkles!" -- Claire Cook, author of Life's a Beach

"With a heroine who dares to be cranky and bitchy abour her disease while still attempting to keep her 'brave' game face on. The story is real, honest, engrossing, and funny, too. Plus any book with a Bob Barker cameo is aces with me." -- Valerie Frankel

"Allison Winn Scotch's thoroughly engaging and optimistic debut novel simply sparkles!" -- Claire Cook, author of Life's A Beach

"The changes and realizations that the characters make are profound and moving....An impressive debut." -- Booklist

Where you should read it: On the beach. It's smart and well-written, but still divertingly light. -- Marie Claire

Told with humor and hope for a happier ending, this heartwarming debut will encourage readers to take stock. --

Told with humor and hope for a happier ending, this heartwarming debut will encourage readers to take stock. -- Theta magazine

Editor's Choice: When [Natalie Miller's] carefully crafted life begins to crumble...she finds inspiration from unexpected people. -- Redbook Magazine

"A light, fast and fun read on a serious topic." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

Author Bio

Allison Winn Scotch is the author of the New York Times bestseller Time of My Life and The One That I Want. She lives in New York with her family.

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