Synopses & Reviews
It didn't start out as the worst day of Natalie Miller's life...
As the top aide to New York's powerful woman senator, Natalie's moving rapidly up the political ladder. She works hard, stays late, and enjoys every bit of it. Then her neglected boyfriend announces he's leaving. But that's only the beginning. Her doctor tells her she has breast cancer—and raw ambition and ruthless determination alone are not going to cure it. Suddenly the life Natalie needs to change is her own. To Kill a Mockingbird, but with even more subtlety and complexity." -- Douglas Brinkley, author of
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“Allison Winn Scotchs thoroughly engaging and optimistic debut novel simply sparkles!” Claire Cook, author of Life's A Beach
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“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
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Where you should read it: On the beach. Its smart and well-written, but still divertingly light. Marie Claire
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Editors Choice: When [Natalie Millers] carefully crafted life begins to crumble...she finds inspiration from unexpected people. Redbook Magazine
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“The changes and realizations that the characters make are profound and moving....An impressive debut.” Booklist
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“A light, fast and fun read on a serious topic.” Philadelphia Inquirer
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Told with humor and hope for a happier ending, this heartwarming debut will encourage readers to take stock. Theta magazine
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“The Department of Lost and Found is honest, touching and funny. Winn Scotchs thoroughly engaging and optimistic debut simply sparkles!” Claire C ook, author of Life's a Beach
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"Allison Winn Scotch is the real deal and The Department of Lost and Found is one you absolutely won't 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 Editor's Choice, Allison Winn Scotch's 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.
Synopsis
“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.
About the Author
After losing a close friend to breast cancer, Allison Winn Scotch cathartically set out to write a story with a happier ending. While Winn Scotch is the first to point out that Natalie and her thirty-one-year-old friend shared very few similarities, her friend's resilient spirit and courage in the face of an illness that took her life are felt throughout the novel. Winn Scotch has contributed to Family Circle, Glamour, InStyle Weddings, Men's Health, Parents, Prevention, Redbook, Self, Shape, Woman's Day, Women's Health, and others. She lives in New York with her husband, her son and daughter, and their dog.