Friday, June 16, 2023

Review: The Lonely Hearts Bookclub by Lucy Gilmore

Here is a summary of what the book is about.  Sloane Parker lives a small, contained life as a librarian in her small, contained town. She never thinks of herself as lonely...but still she looks forward to that time every day when old curmudgeon Arthur McLachlan comes to browse the shelves and cheerfully insult her. Their sparring is such a highlight of Sloane's day that when Arthur doesn't show up one morning, she's instantly concerned. And then another day passes, and another.

Anxious, Sloane tracks the old man down only to discover him all but bedridden...and desperately struggling to hide how happy he is to see her. Wanting to bring more cheer into Arthur's gloomy life, Sloane creates an impromptu book club. Slowly, the lonely misfits of their sleepy town begin to find each other, and in their book club, find the joy of unlikely friendship. Because as it turns out, everyone has a special book in their heart—and a reason to get lost (and eventually found) within the pages.

I  borrowed this book from the library. I first saw this book at the bookstore and fell in love with the cover. I thought the cover was pretty. That’s right I love books with pretty covers. Anyway I enjoyed reading this book. I loved the characters.  I found this book to be  a very interesting read . I would recommend it. 


Happy Reading Everyone!