Lost for Words by Stephanie Butland | Book Review

My stress levels have been skyrocketing over the last weeks and months due to the current situation related to pandemic. For that reason I have been in need of reading something heartwarming, soul-healing, soul-soothing and gentle.

And, this little gem of a book, Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland brought me solace, so needed moments of joy and peace.

Stephanie Butland wrote a book which should be prescribed as a medicine to heal one’s soul and to calm one’s heart.

It is an exquisite and profoundly touching storytelling, with many layers of depth and hidden meanings.

Lost For Words is a tale about an introverted, quiet, withdrawn and sensitive woman, Loveday Cardew who prefers books to socialising with people. Loveday works as a bookseller in a second-hand bookshop, based in a magical town of York, which is the only place where she feels safe – it is her refuge from the surrounding world and the events from her pasts. It is clear from the beginning that she has some deep-rooted traumas. Loveday leads her life with as little human interactions as possible. With the arrival of a box filled with books, she is forced to face the events from her past and as the story progresses we learn more about Loveday’s family and childhood.

Through literature, Loveday connects with the inner self and the rest of the world. This is a tale about the importance of books and bookshops in one’s life.

Lost For Words is a very pleasant, gentle and delightful read. If you are an introvert, a bibliophile, I am sure that this book will become very dear to you.

Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland serves like a balm for a soul.

If you enjoy books such as 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman or The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George, you will also fall in love with Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland.