Our Lady of the Lost and Found

A Novel of Mary, Faith, and Friendship

Diane Schoemperlen

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Penguin USA
15 November 2021

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

On an otherwise typical Monday morning, a middle-aged writer enters her living room and finds a woman standing by her fig tree. The woman is wearing a blue trench coat, white sneakers, and a white shawl over her hair. She is holding a purse and a suitcase. She is the Virgin Mary-and after 2000 years of petition, adoration, and traveling, she's in need of a little R&R. Invited in for lunch, Mary decides to stay for one week, during which an unlikely friendship develops. As our narrator learns the remarkable history of one of the most influential and complex women of all time, she is moved to examine life's big questions and her own capacity for faith. Witty and gently ironic, this inventive novel is an inspiration to believers and nonbelievers alike.

By: Diane Schoemperlen
Imprint: Penguin USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780142001325
ISBN 10: 0142001325
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 15 November 2021
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Diane Schoemperlen is the author of Our Lady of the Lost and Found; In the Language of Love; and five short story collections, including Forms of Devotion, which won the Governor General's Award for Fiction in 1998; and The Man of My Dreams, which was nominated for a Governor General's Award and a Trillium Award.

Reviews for Our Lady of the Lost and Found: A Novel of Mary, Faith, and Friendship

A graceful novel...lovely, clever [and] imaginative. --The Wall Street Journal A clever hybrid of religious fairy tale and straight up spiritual inquest, this visitation of the blessed virgin is a holy hoot. --Elle