Listeners will never doubt that British narrator Karen Cass belongs in the Devonshire village of Middlemass and will feel as welcomed there as out-of-work librarian Jess Metcalf does. When Jess finds herself starting over after losing her beloved grandmother, she has no idea that her new cottage will offer the opportunity to create a library in the phone box on the property. This is a heartwarming story of the villagers forming connections with both the library’s books and with Jess herself. Cass’s facility with accents brings to life the variety of people in the village while allowing listeners to enjoy Jess’s friendships with her nosy neighbors and her wistful longing for the divorced father next door. E.J.F. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
A heartwarming literary-themed novel about a woman who turns an ordinary red phone box into the littlest library in England and brings together a struggling town.
A little red telephone box full of stories, a chance to change her life...
Jess Metcalf is perfectly content with her quiet, predictable life. But when her beloved grandmother passes away and she loses her job at the local library, Jess' life is turned upside down.
Determined to pick up the pieces, Jess decides it's time for a new beginning. Unable to part with her grandmother's cherished books, she packs them all up and moves to a tiny cottage in the English countryside. To her surprise, Jess discovers that she's now the owner of an old red phone box that was left on the property. Missing her job at the local library, Jess decides to give back to her new community-using her grandmother's collection to turn the ordinary phone box into the littlest library in England.
It's not long before the books are borrowed and begin to work their literary magic-bringing the villagers together... and managing to draw Jess' grumpy but handsome neighbor out of his shell.
Maybe it's finally time for Jess to follow her heart, let go of her old life, and make the village her home? But will she be able to take the leap?
A heartwarming literary-themed novel about a woman who turns an ordinary red phone box into the littlest library in England and brings together a struggling town.
A little red telephone box full of stories, a chance to change her life...
Jess Metcalf is perfectly content with her quiet, predictable life. But when her beloved grandmother passes away and she loses her job at the local library, Jess' life is turned upside down.
Determined to pick up the pieces, Jess decides it's time for a new beginning. Unable to part with her grandmother's cherished books, she packs them all up and moves to a tiny cottage in the English countryside. To her surprise, Jess discovers that she's now the owner of an old red phone box that was left on the property. Missing her job at the local library, Jess decides to give back to her new community-using her grandmother's collection to turn the ordinary phone box into the littlest library in England.
It's not long before the books are borrowed and begin to work their literary magic-bringing the villagers together... and managing to draw Jess' grumpy but handsome neighbor out of his shell.
Maybe it's finally time for Jess to follow her heart, let go of her old life, and make the village her home? But will she be able to take the leap?
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940176193589 |
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| Publisher: | HarperCollins |
| Publication date: | 07/19/2022 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
| Sales rank: | 975,309 |
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