Lost Luggage

by Jordi Punti

Four brothers--none of whom knew the others existed--come together for the first time to search for their missing father, a truck driver who abandoned them when they were young, and put together the pieces of his life.

• ISBN10: 1476730318
• ISBN13: 9781476730318
• Publish Date: 15 October 2013 (first published 1 January 2012)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Atria Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 448
• Language: English

Reviews

[Lianne]

Lost Luggage is a fascinating take on four brothers who learn of meet each other for the first time after finding out that their father had disappeared. The reader catches a flavour of the times through their stories and the respective cities and backgrounds they are from.

I found the narrative approach to be a little weird, rather post-modern; the brothers initially narrated together before narrating their own respective stories about how their mothers met Gabriel and what their lives were like before and after those initial meetings. It was rather hard to distinguish between the four Christophers personality-wise; it may have been a lost in the translation but it did add to the weirdness of the entire situation.

While the story did have its dry moments where nothing was happening or contributing to the overarching storyline, Lost Luggage was an interesting story, different in its own way and pretty ambitious in scope. If you’re interested in Spanish literature and stories about families, you should check this novel out.

You can read this review in its entirety over at eclectictales.com: http://www.eclectictales.com/blog/2013/10/07/review-lost-luggage/