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The Reading List: a Novel
[Paperback - 2021]
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Category: Fiction
Sub-category: Contemporary Fiction
Publisher: Harper Collins Uk | ISBN: 9780008391331 | Pages: 432
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An unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter and a list of library books helps forge an unlikely friendship between two very different people—a lonely London widower and a troubled teenager.Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in the London Borough of Ealing 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 ofTo 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.

Sara is a writer and editor. She lives in London and was born in Hertfordshire to Indian and English parents. Her debut novelThe Reading Listis partly inspired by her grandfather, who lived in Wembley and immediately found a connection with his granddaughter through books.

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