The Finder of Forgotten Things

Written by Sarah Loudin Thomas

Narrated by Pilar Witherspoon

It’s one thing to say you can find what people need—it’s another to actually do it.

It’s 1932 and Sullivan Harris is on the run. An occasionally successful dowser, he promised the people of Kline, West Virginia, that he would find them water. But when wells turned up dry, he disappeared with their cash just a step or two ahead
of Jeremiah Weber, who was elected to run him down.

Postmistress Gainey Floyd is suspicious of Sulley’s abilities when he appears in her town but reconsiders after new wells fill with sweet water. Rather, it’s Sulley who grows uneasy when his success makes folks wonder if he can find more than
water—like forgotten items or missing people. He lights out to escape such expectations and runs smack into something worse.

Hundreds of men have found jobs digging the Hawks Nest Tunnel—but what they thought was a blessing is killing them. And no one seems to care. Here, Sulley finds something new—a desire to help. With it, he becomes an unexpected
catalyst, bringing Jeremiah and Gainey together to find what even he has forgotten: hope.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Dec 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781705039274

Sarah Loudin Thomas

Sarah Loudin Thomas (sarahloudinthomas.com) is the author of numerous acclaimed novels, including The Finder of Forgotten Things, The Right Kind of Fool, winner of the 2021 Selah Book of the Year, and Miracle in a Dry Season, winner of the 2015 INSPY Award. She worked in public relations for Biltmore Estate for six years and is now the director of Jan Karon's Mitford Museum. A native of West Virginia, she and her husband now live in western North Carolina.

Reviews for The Finder of Forgotten Things

[Christy Janes · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was my first experience reading this author, and it certainly won't be my last! Each one of these characters - Sulley, Jeremiah, Gainey - felt like living, breathing people. Sulley was not a very likable character at first, having stolen all the money from the hardworking people of a small town, but he grew on me. He started feeling guilty for his past sins, and sought a way to make up for them as he ambled from place to place. I especially loved the scene where he found the button that's pictured on the front cover.

Jeremiah was determined to find Sulley, but stumbled upon Gainey and things changed in more ways that one. Lots of sub-characters found their way into the story, too, which made it that much more delightful to read.

Readers who enjoy Chris Fabry will love this book set in the hills of Appalachia. I also recommend listening to the audiobook if you have the opportunity as the narrator did a marvelous job conveying all the emotion in the story.

[alekee_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This story begins in 1932 in West Virginia, and is set with so many emotions, there will be tears and smiles, and you will be quickly turning pages for answers. I'll admit my mind went to the TV show The Walton's, and in a way the time period is the same. Times are hard, but come and meet Gainey, Jeremiah, and Sulley, wonderful characters, all with flaws but we see how much they care for their fellow man.I didn't know about the Hawks Nest Tunnel, but it made me so upset, so much injustice, for me I remember part of a song the said, you owe your soul to the company story, and it sure played out here.I loved the way this story played out, and what a great ending!I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Bethany House, and was not required to give a positive review.