
The Authenticity Project
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Anna Cordell
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By:
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Clare Pooley
A New York Times bestseller
A WASHINGTON POST “FEEL-GOOD BOOK guaranteed to lift your spirits”
“A warm, charming tale about the rewards of revealing oneself, warts and all.”—People
The story of a solitary green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendship, and even love
Clare Pooley's next book, Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting, is forthcoming
Julian Jessop, an eccentric, lonely artist and septuagenarian believes that most people aren't really honest with each other. But what if they were? And so he writes—in a plain, green journal—the truth about his own life and leaves it in his local café. It's run by the incredibly tidy and efficient Monica, who furtively adds her own entry and leaves the book in the wine bar across the street. Before long, the others who find the green notebook add the truths about their own deepest selves—and soon find each other In Real Life at Monica's Café.
The Authenticity Project's cast of characters—including Hazard, the charming addict who makes a vow to get sober; Alice, the fabulous mommy Instagrammer whose real life is a lot less perfect than it looks online; and their other new friends—is by turns quirky and funny, heartbreakingly sad and painfully true-to-life. It's a story about being brave and putting your real self forward—and finding out that it's not as scary as it seems. In fact, it looks a lot like happiness.
The Authenticity Project is just the tonic for our times that listeners are clamoring for—and one they will take to their hearts and listen to with unabashed pleasure.
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Critic reviews
“The Authenticity Project is an enjoyable read that is cozy–or as its British characters would have it, cosy–in the best sense of the word.”—USA Today
“A well-suited subject for the Instagram era, this book makes you realize that no one's life is what it seems.”—Good Morning America
"It all feels like a warm hug."—The Washington Post
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I liked how the story conveyed a variety of points of view, different generations, different backgrounds, classes, etc without a ton of judgment as to which was the One Right Way to think, feel and BE. Obviously you got some impression of what the author's opinion was on certain social issues, but she let you like ALL of her characters. Rare in modern media, and very pleasant.
Interesting and engaging
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Masterful storytelling
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Fully Enjoyable
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Lovely story
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enjoyed the characters 👌
terrific lite & entertaining read. very good narr
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something foe everyone:)
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Great audiobook
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Smitten
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Sweet story that kept me engaged!
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Lovely story- perfect for book club
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