The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore Paperback Book 9781728256245

AJ Fikry meets The Bookish Life of Nina Hill in this charming hilarious and moving novel about the way books bring lonely souls togetherTwo young lovers Sixty long years One bookish mystery worth solvingLibrarian Chloe Sampson has been struggling to take care of her three younger siblings to find herself to make ends meet Shes just about at the end of her rope when she stumbles across a rare edition of a book from the 1960s at the local flea market Deciding its a sign of her luck turning she takes it home with heronly to be shocked when her cranky hermit of a neighbor swoops in and offers to buy it for an exorbitant price Intrigued Chloe takes a closer look at the book only to find notes scribbled in the margins between two young lovers back when the book was newone of whom is almost definitely Jasper Holmes the curmudgeon next doorWhen she begins following the clues left behind she discovers this isnt the only old book in town filled with romantic marginalia This kickstarts a literary scavenger hunt that Chloe is determined to see through to the end What happened to the two tragic lovers who corresponded in the margins of so many different library books And what does it have...