--- product_id: 48831983 title: "The Lost and the Found" price: "S/.138" currency: PEN in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/48831983-the-lost-and-the-found store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # The Lost and the Found **Price:** S/.138 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Lost and the Found - **How much does it cost?** S/.138 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/48831983-the-lost-and-the-found) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Lost and the Found : Clarke, Cat: desertcart.co.uk: Books Review: Gripping family thriller, pacey read - A family thriller that tackles one of the darkest subjects. The Lost and the Found is a pacey read told through the eyes of Faith, the sister who wasn't taken. Now seventeen, she misses her sister and hates what Laurel's disappearance did to her family, but she's also tired, fed up and cranky. Then Laurel returns. It's the miracle they were always hoping for. They can finally have what Faith has always wanted: a normal, boring family. But the press won't leave them alone, and what's worse, Laurel and her mother are inviting them in. What makes this story so gripping is that uneasy sense throughout the book of something being Not Quite Right. It could be merely a teenager's resentment and jealousy mixed with her happiness that her beautiful older sister has returned home. Or it could be something more. Despite it's dark subject matter, The Lost and the Found is never oppressive or gloomy. A fantastic read. Review: A great read. - The Lost and The Found by Cat Clarke is an emotionally-charged, poignant and harrowing tale of one girl’s disappearance and her return. After 13 years, Faith’s missing sister has come home. Laurel’s endured physical and emotional abuse and this story follows her journey back into “normal” life, but told through the eyes of her younger sister, Faith. Faith’s grown up in the shadow of her missing sister, and now Laurel’s back she’s once again the focus of everyone’s attention. I’m a massive fan of Clarke’s books and I eagerly picked up The Lost and The Found with high expectations. For most of the book I was thinking this was a 3 or 4 star book. For me it lacked the “heartbeat” of Clarke’s other books—that is until the 80% mark. Then I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough as my suspicions were confirmed about the major twist. This was such a relief to know I was right, and this is definitely one of those books where I believe that working out what the twist is going to be is a good thing. It doesn’t mean the author failed, rather we as readers are rewarded for our close reading skills. Faith is a great character. She’s real, relatable, and she acted just how I think I would’ve acted had I been in the same situation. Her narrative voice was markedly different to Clarke’s other narrators. We’re less “in the moment” with Faith, and instead there’s a lot of telling and glossing over days or weeks at a time until we’re at the next important event—but, crucially, it never seems like bad telling. It’s just carefully managed. There’s less action in this book too compared to Clarke’s other titles, and this was something that I found a little slow at times—but it suits the plot. Faith is adjusting to her life now that her missing sister has returned, and this book is very much focussed inwardly on Faith’s feelings and emotions on this (as well as her relationship with her boyfriend and her best friend, and how she’ll manage them now her sister is back). Because the ending of this book is truly superb—I’d worked out the main twist, but the final page hits you with another twist which I hadn’t seen coming—I want to keep this review as spoiler free as possible as part of the magic of reading this book was in my wondering whether I would be right. I purposefully didn’t read any other reviews of this book in case I stumbled across a spoiler. And I do just want to talk about that final final twist—it is poignant and gut-wrenching and now I’m looking back at much of the rest of the book in a different light. For me, this is the sign of a really good author, and it’s this that makes the book a solid 4 stars. One of the things I really loved about The Lost and The Found is the relationship between Faith and her boyfriend Thomas. Clarke doesn’t shy away from showing a more realistic relationship that’s rarely found in teen fiction—Faith isn’t always wildly in love with Thomas, as times she believes she doesn’t care much about him at all, and she doubts their future a lot. This really resonated with me, especially the line where Faith wonders whether this is what a loving, true relationship is like and people just don’t publicise the uncertainty, the doubt, or the negative parts. Spoiler: Faith and Thomas do break up, after multiple betrayals of trust (one of which is revealed later to not actually be a betrayal), and they remain broken up. This is my only sore point about the book as I was hoping for a reconciliation between them to show that yes, relationships are difficult and require work and communication. To me, leaving them broken up risks the idea being portrayed that their relationship was never “true” and that the doubt Faith felt was real. For the anxiety-prone among us, I’d have liked a better ending here. Yet I can see that then remaining broken up also is realistic—rarely do teen couples/first loves stay together. I also love the family dynamics in this book. Michel, Faith’s father’s new partner, following his divorce to Olivia, was a great character and seeing how Olivia gradually came to accept him as part of the family was great. The Lost and The Found, in summary, is a great read. A little slow at times but the ending is well worth the wait. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 803,579 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 111 in Books About Siblings for Young Adults 276 in Young Adult Nonfiction on Depression & Mental Health 370 in Fiction About Siblings for Young Adults | | Customer reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (491) | | Dimensions | 13.2 x 2.9 x 19.7 cm | | ISBN-10 | 1848663951 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1848663954 | | Item weight | 1.05 kg | | Language | English | | Print length | 448 pages | | Publication date | 4 May 2017 | | Publisher | Quercus Children's Books | ## Images ![The Lost and the Found - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71n-QEOf6OL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gripping family thriller, pacey read *by R***N on 13 July 2015* A family thriller that tackles one of the darkest subjects. The Lost and the Found is a pacey read told through the eyes of Faith, the sister who wasn't taken. Now seventeen, she misses her sister and hates what Laurel's disappearance did to her family, but she's also tired, fed up and cranky. Then Laurel returns. It's the miracle they were always hoping for. They can finally have what Faith has always wanted: a normal, boring family. But the press won't leave them alone, and what's worse, Laurel and her mother are inviting them in. What makes this story so gripping is that uneasy sense throughout the book of something being Not Quite Right. It could be merely a teenager's resentment and jealousy mixed with her happiness that her beautiful older sister has returned home. Or it could be something more. Despite it's dark subject matter, The Lost and the Found is never oppressive or gloomy. A fantastic read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great read. *by M***D on 26 March 2019* The Lost and The Found by Cat Clarke is an emotionally-charged, poignant and harrowing tale of one girl’s disappearance and her return. After 13 years, Faith’s missing sister has come home. Laurel’s endured physical and emotional abuse and this story follows her journey back into “normal” life, but told through the eyes of her younger sister, Faith. Faith’s grown up in the shadow of her missing sister, and now Laurel’s back she’s once again the focus of everyone’s attention. I’m a massive fan of Clarke’s books and I eagerly picked up The Lost and The Found with high expectations. For most of the book I was thinking this was a 3 or 4 star book. For me it lacked the “heartbeat” of Clarke’s other books—that is until the 80% mark. Then I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough as my suspicions were confirmed about the major twist. This was such a relief to know I was right, and this is definitely one of those books where I believe that working out what the twist is going to be is a good thing. It doesn’t mean the author failed, rather we as readers are rewarded for our close reading skills. Faith is a great character. She’s real, relatable, and she acted just how I think I would’ve acted had I been in the same situation. Her narrative voice was markedly different to Clarke’s other narrators. We’re less “in the moment” with Faith, and instead there’s a lot of telling and glossing over days or weeks at a time until we’re at the next important event—but, crucially, it never seems like bad telling. It’s just carefully managed. There’s less action in this book too compared to Clarke’s other titles, and this was something that I found a little slow at times—but it suits the plot. Faith is adjusting to her life now that her missing sister has returned, and this book is very much focussed inwardly on Faith’s feelings and emotions on this (as well as her relationship with her boyfriend and her best friend, and how she’ll manage them now her sister is back). Because the ending of this book is truly superb—I’d worked out the main twist, but the final page hits you with another twist which I hadn’t seen coming—I want to keep this review as spoiler free as possible as part of the magic of reading this book was in my wondering whether I would be right. I purposefully didn’t read any other reviews of this book in case I stumbled across a spoiler. And I do just want to talk about that final final twist—it is poignant and gut-wrenching and now I’m looking back at much of the rest of the book in a different light. For me, this is the sign of a really good author, and it’s this that makes the book a solid 4 stars. One of the things I really loved about The Lost and The Found is the relationship between Faith and her boyfriend Thomas. Clarke doesn’t shy away from showing a more realistic relationship that’s rarely found in teen fiction—Faith isn’t always wildly in love with Thomas, as times she believes she doesn’t care much about him at all, and she doubts their future a lot. This really resonated with me, especially the line where Faith wonders whether this is what a loving, true relationship is like and people just don’t publicise the uncertainty, the doubt, or the negative parts. Spoiler: Faith and Thomas do break up, after multiple betrayals of trust (one of which is revealed later to not actually be a betrayal), and they remain broken up. This is my only sore point about the book as I was hoping for a reconciliation between them to show that yes, relationships are difficult and require work and communication. To me, leaving them broken up risks the idea being portrayed that their relationship was never “true” and that the doubt Faith felt was real. For the anxiety-prone among us, I’d have liked a better ending here. Yet I can see that then remaining broken up also is realistic—rarely do teen couples/first loves stay together. I also love the family dynamics in this book. Michel, Faith’s father’s new partner, following his divorce to Olivia, was a great character and seeing how Olivia gradually came to accept him as part of the family was great. The Lost and The Found, in summary, is a great read. A little slow at times but the ending is well worth the wait. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 stars *by A***R on 13 September 2017* I love this book. I was gripped from the very beginning. I couldnt put this book down. Cat Clarke is an amazing writer. The first novel by Cat Clarke I read was girlhood and i loved it so I started reading this one. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery novels. Lauren's sister went missing at the age of 6, Now 13 years later laurels life revolves around her sisters disappearance. The ending of the book made me question everything i had just read, it really shocked me. This book was written really well. loved it :) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pe/products/48831983-the-lost-and-the-found](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/48831983-the-lost-and-the-found) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*