Why read The Photographer of the Lost?

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1 author picked The Photographer of the Lost as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Deborah Carr

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This is the first novel I read about grieving families who commissioned photographers to search for the place where their loved one died, in order that a photo could be taken for them to have as a keepsake.

I love learning something new when I read a book and I discovered so much about the after-effects of losing someone without having knowledge of their last moments and a place to pay one’s respects.

This is about Edie, a widow wanting answers about her husband who she believes might still be alive, despite being classed as ‘missing, presumed dead’ in 1917.…

From Deborah's list on The best books about World War One that live rent free in my head.