The Saint of Lost Things
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
The Saint of Lost Things
Buy Now for £13.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Bronagh Waugh
-
By:
-
Tish Delaney
About this listen
There was a time when Lindy Morris escaped to London and walked along the Thames in the moonlight. When life was full and exciting.
Decades later, Lindy lives back with her Auntie Bell on the edge: on the edge of Donegal and on the edge of Granda Morris's land. Granda Morris is a complicated man, a farmer who wanted sons but got two daughters: Auntie Bell and Lindy's mother, who disappeared long ago.
Now, Lindy and Bell live the smallest of lives, in a cottage filled with unfulfilled dreams. But when the secrets they have kept for thirty years emerge, everything is rewritten. Will Lindy grasp who she is again?
©2022 Tish Delaney (P)2023 Bolinda PublishingListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"Delaney never succumbs to cliche, but creates a vividly realised narrative in which you long for her characters to break free and triumph." (The Observer)
"Superb. An assured second novel. The destructive impulses driving Delaney's characters reap a bitter harvest. Delaney has a long and fruitful career ahead of her." (Financial Times)
"Thoroughly absorbing, it didn't let me down." (The Guardian)
What listeners say about The Saint of Lost Things
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Karen M.
- 15-09-24
Beautifully written
The writing is beautiful and the narration perfect. The claustrophobia of a small town dynamics was thought provoking and as myself the daughter of a Northern Irish mother, brought up in England, I found the general suspicion of the English tongue disquieting because I spent a lot of time in Ireland as a child and it made me wonder how people viewed me. It's a gritty and sad story. I did wonder how Bel and Lindy could remain so petrified of Grandad Morris by the time they had reached their 50's and 70's. I didn't like the happily ever after ending. It was too unrealistic to take on board.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Lesley Cheeseman
- 03-02-25
The reader read the story beautifully
Would listen to this story again, was read well which enhanced the irish tale Enjoyed immensely despite the sadness
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Rabbit
- 30-06-24
Brilliantly narrated
Really enjoyed listening to this book, which was brilliantly narrated. I always like it when I book keeps you guessing and you can’t work out what’s going on. It kept me hooked. Strong women, but a shame they had to be so.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anita Harrison
- 28-02-25
Loved it!
I enjoyed listening to this from the start. then just when I thought it couldn't get better, it did! For me, it really came to life when the main character, Lindy, moved to Putney. I lived in Putney in the mid 80s (the era the character lived there), when I lived on West Hill and my bedsit overlooked the perimeter wall into the Hospital for Incurables! A brilliant story and well narrated.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Mary Catherine
- 16-05-24
An absolute cracker …
After reading and loving ‘before my actual heart breaks’, I needed to source another Tish Delaney book pronto.
TBH, I did not expect that I would enjoy this book as much as my first offering from Tish, but I was very wrong indeed.
The characters in this book will remain with me for a very long time. Particularly Belle. “Lindy … “
The narrator Bronagh Waugh is absolutely exceptional. I have laughed and cried throughout this book and cannot recommend it enough.
Desperately waiting now for more from Tish.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- wilmahatfit
- 15-01-25
Powerful
It is beautifully written and beautifully narrated. There are plenty of twists and turns throughout. Different times, back and forth, are cleverly portrayed, each with a genuine flavour of the time
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kate
- 17-07-23
Absolutely brilliant read!
Beautifully written & narrated! I was so invested that I could barely press pause!
Brilliant main character and sensitive description of the use of self harm as a response to trauma - highly recommend.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Megan
- 01-05-23
Best read in ages
Absolutely loved this book. Beautiful story and brilliant main character. Great narrator too. Fast paced and enjoyable
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kat
- 20-04-23
loved it
completely invested in the characters, fantastic narrator and a story that stayed with me. Highly recommend.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Heidi Downs
- 23-02-25
Wonderful story
I am so glad I stuck with this book as the story and characters just got better and better.
I couldn't stop listening.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!