What starts out as a treasure hunt slowly morphs into finding the treasures of life. Everything has a double meaning when you look deeper than the surface. It’s about finding what was thought lost and discovering you had it all along.

It has all the feels. Definitely worth the read.

Thank you to William Morrow: an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers for the advanced readers copy for my honest and unbiased opinion.

Mostly heart-warming, part devastating, but all around a great read. Told in alternating timelines, we read Frances's epic love story and then her son Harry's discovery of who his mother was and rekindling love of his own. If you listen to the audiobook, you will get alternating male and female voices. It depicted the lengths we go to protect those we love, the things we love, and that true love never really dies. I highly recommend.

I received this uncorrected proof from a Goodreads contest and am under no obligation to post a review.

Hidden Treasures by Michelle Adams tells the life of Harry ( present day ) and his mother, Francis (pass ) . For me the beginning of the story was slow moving and I often left the book sit for days. However about mid way the plot started to take shape and a beautiful story emerged. By the end of the book you understand the characters better; even liking Benoit which, because of his illegal relationship with Francis makes you wish ill upon him. From a women trapped in a mental illness along with a hoarding disorder, to a mother desperate to keep her child safe. To a young man who felt unloved, abandoned to a confident man who knows a mothers love and the love of a woman. To a young woman in an abusive marriage to a woman able to leave it and find a healthy love. And lastly to a married man , 15 years older than the 16 year girl he is in a sexual relationship with who makes a living stealing from others to an old man still in love with her, a remorseful father and a person who believed in returning stolen objects to their rightful owners, The characters take shape and the reader is left with more than the found treasure box.....

I fell in love with the gorgeous cover and liked the compelling and engrossing story.
It's a dual timeline story, the story of a past love story and of the present. I liked the storytelling, the well rounded characters, and the plot.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine