Alternating between different characters, The Reading List features strangers whose lives intersect at the local library, brought together by a mysterious reading list. The shared books create a connection between two lonely souls, as fiction helps them escape their grief and everyday troubles and find joy again. An ode to the power of books and libraries, Sara Nisha Adamss debut novel, The Reading List (2021), takes place in the London suburb of Wembley. When Mukesh arrives at the library seeking to forge a connection with his bookworm granddaughter, Aleisha passes along the reading list. She discovers a crumpled-up piece of paper in the back of To Kill a Mockingbird it is a list of novels that she has never heard of, and she impulsively decides to read every book on the list. The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams- Aleisha is a bright teenager working at the local library for the summer. The main characters are Mukesh, an old widower who has three grown daughters, but who is very lonely until he happens upon a library book his always-reading wife left. Her debut novel The Reading List is partly inspired by her grandfather, who lived in Wembley and immediately found a connection with his granddaughter through books. She lives in London and was born in Hertfordshire to Indian and. May 17, Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid A debut novel, Adams tells the story of several characters who have all come in contact with a reading list in or near a small neighborhood library. About Sara Nisha Adams: Sara is a writer and editor. March 15, The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams Join us the third Tuesday evening every month for the Orange Park Book Club.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |