Lost Found Kept
A Memoir

Deborah Derrickson Kossmann’s writing is some of the best I’ve ever read and I was fortunate to receive a review copy of her new book. In Lost Found Kept Deborah takes us with her as she discovers the horrifying conditions of the home in which her mother has been living and then onto the heartbreaki......more

Not generally a fan of Memoir, I was pleasantly surprised by this compelling book. I appreciated the author's candor about this difficult issue.......more

I almost didn’t read this book club pick because I knew the subject matter was too close to me and I didn’t want to upset myself. I’m glad I gave it a chance. I felt so seen and understood while reading about the author’s very complicated feelings towards her mother, so much so that I often found my......more

This book was a quick read for me because of how well it was written. The author gave me just enough to keep me hooked and tell her and her mother’s complicated story in a beautiful way.......more

While I really enjoy nonfictions, memoirs, etc., I am normally very slow to read them. Now this book though, this book was a quick and easy read. It’s not what I expected it to be in the best way. I expected a lot more psycho-analysis from the author herself, but instead was met with raw emotional p......more