The reading list
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NOW A LILLY'S LIBRARY PICK!
"The most heartfelt read...a surprising delight of a novel."--Shondaland
An unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge an unlikely friendship between two very different people in a London suburb.
Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in Wembley, in West London after losing his beloved wife. He shops every Wednesday, goes to Temple, and worries about his granddaughter, Priya, who hides in her room reading while he spends his evenings watching nature documentaries.
Aleisha is a bright but anxious teenager working at the local library for the summer when she discovers a crumpled-up piece of paper in the back of To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s a list of novels that she’s never heard of before. Intrigued, and a little bored with her slow job at the checkout desk, she impulsively decides to read every book on the list, one after the other. As each story gives up its magic, the books transport Aleisha from the painful realities she’s facing at home.
When Mukesh arrives at the library, desperate to forge a connection with his bookworm granddaughter, Aleisha passes along the reading list…hoping that it will be a lifeline for him too. Slowly, the shared books create a connection between two lonely souls, as fiction helps them escape their grief and everyday troubles and find joy again.
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Adams, S. N. (2022). The reading list. First William Morrow paperback edition. New York, William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Adams, Sara Nisha. 2022. The Reading List. New York, William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Adams, Sara Nisha, The Reading List. New York, William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Adams, Sara Nisha. The Reading List. First William Morrow paperback edition. New York, William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
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