'It's a perfect escape for anyone who wants to be reminded of the power of stories' Stephanie Butland 'Joyous, uplifting and reminds us what it feels like to find a book we connect with' Netgalley reviewer If you love crying with sadness, crying with happiness, and feeling like you have been wrapped in the blanket of someone else's life, read this' Debbie Johnson 'A gorgeous debut novel about the power reading has to bring people together' Red 'A lovely story about the power of books and libraries' Libby Page 'Oh this book - what a glorious, emotional, powerful and uplifting read' Netgalley reviewer Įveryone's getting swept away with The Reading List: Story by story, Mukesh and Aleisha work their way through the list - their worries slipping away with every encounter, with every world discovered in their unlikely book club of two.Ī fresh chance at life, at friendship, wasn't on the cards for these lonely souls - but every story starts somewhere. Yet something tells her to keep it close. He meets Aleisha, a reluctant librarian and the keeper of a curious reading list - just a scrappy piece of paper with the names of 9 stories.

When Mukesh Patel pops to the local library, forgoing his routine of grocery shopping and David Attenborough documentaries, he has no idea his life's about to change. 'A joyful, uplifting read!' GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGįor two strangers, friendship is only a page away. 'The most heartfelt read of the summer' SHONDALAND *A finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards for Fiction, discover this year's most uplifting and heart-warming debut*

The reading list by adams