The book was discovered in a second-hand book store in Melbourne. Now the new owners are trying to find the father and daughter it belonged to. Photos / Facebook
The book was discovered in a second-hand book store in Melbourne. Now the new owners are trying to find the father and daughter it belonged to. Photos / Facebook
A mum and daughter are on the hunt for the owner of a children's book found in a op shop after they discovered a heartbreaking message inside.
A Melbourne mother-daughter duo are searching for the owner of a book they bought from the local op shop after they discovered avery important message for someone written inside.
St Kilda mum, Natalie Coleman, bought the book 5 Minute Princess Stories for her daughter Leni in early May from a second-hand shop.
When the two sat down to read the book they found a heartbreaking message left from a father to his daughter, the previous owner of the book.
"Dear Alexis. If you're getting this without me, it's because unfortunately my circumstances got too grim for me to give it to you yourself," the note read.
According to the Herald Sun she has since returned to the op shop to ask who donated the book but was informed that it was impossible to trace who had dropped it off.
"As much as we love the book, we'd like to see it returned to the little girl whose dad wrote the letter," Ms Coleman said.
"Any young person would treasure these words from their father."
