''Found, Lost, Found'' is a 1976
comedy novel by the British writer
J.B. Priestley
John Boynton Priestley (; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator.
His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in ''The Good Compa ...
.
[Klein p.122] It was Priestley's final novel, after a lengthy career.
Synopsis
A
civil servant
The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...
floating through life encounters a beautiful writer and falls in love. She then announces she is going to the country and challenges him to find her to prove they are meant to be together.
References
Bibliography
* Klein, Holger. ''J.B. Priestley's Fiction''. Peter Lang, 2002.
1976 British novels
Novels by J. B. Priestley
British comedy novels
Novels set in England
Heinemann (publisher) books
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