{"title":"Ruth Hogan","description":"\u003cp\u003eRuth Hogan cresceu em uma casa cheia de livros e acabou se apaixonando pela leitura e a escrita. Quando criança, pensou em se tornar veterinária, cavaleira, esquimó, coveira e, uma vez, muito brevemente, freira. Estudou letras e teatro na Universidade de Londres. Tudo estava indo bem, até que, em 2012, ela teve câncer. Quando a quimioterapia passou a mantê-la acordada a noite toda, ela começou a escrever, e o resultado foi seu romance de estreia, \u003cem\u003eO guardião das coisas perdidas\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"o-guardiao-das-coisas-perdidas","title":"The Guardian of Lost Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Keeper of Lost Things\u003c\/em\u003e is a charming, intelligent, and moving novel of endless possibilities and joyful discoveries. Ruth Hogan explores the promises we make and break, the objects that bring magic and meaning to our lives, and the surprising connections that unite us.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Anthony Peardew is the keeper of lost things. Forty years ago, in an oversight, he lost a gift from his beloved fiancée, Therese. That same day, she died. Heartbroken, Anthony sought solace by recovering lost objects—things people had dropped, misplaced, or accidentally left behind—and writing stories about them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eNow, in the twilight of his life, Anthony feels he has not fully fulfilled his duty to reunite all lost things with their owners. As the end approaches, he bequeaths his life's mission to his unsuspecting assistant, Laura, leaving her his home and all its treasures—including an irritable ghost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Recovering from a divorce, Laura is, in a way, one of Anthony's lost possessions. But when the lonely woman moves into the mansion she inherited, her life begins to transform. She finds a new friend in Sunshine, the neighbor's quirky daughter, and a welcome distraction in Freddy, the gardener. As the darkness begins to lift, Laura decides to fulfill Anthony's final wish: to return his beloved lost objects to their owners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eLong ago, Eunice found an object on a London sidewalk and kept it for years. Now, with her own end approaching, she loses something precious—a tragic twist of fate that forces her to break a promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e As the new keeper of lost things, Laura holds the key to Anthony and Eunice's redemption. 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