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The Reading List

A Novel

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The Reading List

By: Sara Nisha Adams
Narrated by: Tara Divina, Sagar Arya, Paul Panting
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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 of To 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.

©2021 Sara Nisha Adams (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers
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Heartwarming Story • Engaging Characters • Powerful Connections • Transformative Reading • Unexpected Friendships
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I found it an easy story to get caught up in. A story that pulls your emotional strings from the prospective of a variety of people.

A story with heart

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If you like stories like Love Actually where there are multiple story lines that are all in some way connected, you will LOVE The Reading List. you learn about Alecia, a young 17 year old girl who is spending her summer working at the library. Alecia has a difficult home life and is forced to grow up way too soon. She meets the next character, Mookish Patel, when he comes in the library to return a book. Their story doesn't start off on the best foot, but the two become friends after Alecia did overs a reading list tucked in the pages of a book. This is a beautiful story about loss, love and friendship and how books can transform our lives.

Perfect feel good book

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I loved this story and fell in love with Mukesh. It's important to look out for one another and be kind.

Heart-warming and hopeful

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I loved The Reading List. I was able to connect with all the characters and hear how reading brought them together! Now I’m going to read all the books on the list!

All the feels!

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This simple and sweet story held my interest mainly because of the characters. Such a rewarding environment in this fictional library. One could not mistake the love that
existed there.

Sweet story

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An interesting mix of library patrons and those affected by a classic book list. Well done!

Lovely voice of reader!

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I wasn’t really sure about this title when I initially purchased it, and to be honest it did start out a bit slowly. However, that quickly changed as the author masterfully developed the characters, their personal stories, and their relationship to the booklist.

Please more from this author

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A wonderful story. After listening who isn’t going to read or reread the books on the reading list?

A wonderful story. After listening who isn’t going to read or reread the books on the reading list?

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Delightful book made me reflective of my own journey of transformation through books, libraries, family and community . Please enjoy 👍
Awesome casting for the characters👏👏👏

The Power of Books

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Such an amazing book about how people get meaning in their lives from the books they read.

LOVED!

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