Description from Amazon:
Ever wondered where lost things go?
Ever since the day her classmate vanished,
Sandy Shortt has been haunted by what happens when something – or someone –
disappears. Finding has become her goal.
Jack Ruttle is desperate to find his younger
brother who vanished into thin air a year ago. He spots an ad for Sandy’s
missing persons agency and is certain that she will answer his prayers and find
his brother.
But then Sandy disappears too, stumbling upon
a place that is a world away from the only one she has ever known. Now all she
wants, more than anything, is to find her way home.
Having never read a Cecelia Ahern book
before, I was intrigued first by the cover, and then by the description. Yes –
the elusive socks and Tupperware bases or lids are all too familiar.
It is a lovely story indeed. Some might say
twee but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Sandy Shortt (who is anything but) comes
across initially as an obsessive, self-absorbed, unlikable person, but once you
understand her desire to help and how far she is willing to go to find people
who have vanished, you realise what a heart of gold she has.
Jake was also an interesting character as
his obsession in trying to find his brother showed his attitude in not wanting
to give up but also that it became destructive as he was willing to let go of
relationships to find answers.
The Here was a fascinating place, and the
way missing people had come together to create communities was quite something.
Their attitudes about staying put were quite strange, though. Sandy’s role in
the Here and her desperation to get back made for some fun reading.
At the end of it all, you came to the
realisation that missing can mean many things – it’s not just something
physical. And at the end of the story, I longed for a place to exist where
missing things do indeed go to.
I’ve looked at more of her books and while the rest might not be what I’d continue to read, this one was light-hearted fun.
