This is such a delightful novel! The title and cover convinced me to read The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore, and thank goodness they did. I'm adding this to my list of bookish novels that captured my heart
This story which begins with library employees and one of their patrons includes:
- a bookish curmudgeon
- intergenerational friendships
- found family
- quirky secondary characters
- complicated family relationships
- 'inside baseball' on library operations
- book club discussions
This novel kept surprising me in the best ways. I didn't realize the story would be told by several characters. I didn't expect teen parenting advice to be offered by an unlikely source. I didn't anticipate a subplot to remind me of Schitt's Creek. And I was definitely surprised by the depth and number of emotions this novel evoked.
I'm grateful to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for access to the audiobook narrated by Angie Kane. She brought each unique character to life and made it easy to follow the large cast.
This story which begins with library employees and one of their patrons includes:
- a bookish curmudgeon
- intergenerational friendships
- found family
- quirky secondary characters
- complicated family relationships
- 'inside baseball' on library operations
- book club discussions
This novel kept surprising me in the best ways. I didn't realize the story would be told by several characters. I didn't expect teen parenting advice to be offered by an unlikely source. I didn't anticipate a subplot to remind me of Schitt's Creek. And I was definitely surprised by the depth and number of emotions this novel evoked.
I'm grateful to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for access to the audiobook narrated by Angie Kane. She brought each unique character to life and made it easy to follow the large cast.
