Close Enough to Touch, Colleen Oakley
Close Enough to Touch, Colleen Oakley
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Close Enough to Touch

Author: Colleen Oakley, Jonathan Todd Ross

Narrator: Candace Thaxton, Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 11 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2017


Synopsis

From the bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise and Jane and Dan at the End of the World

A “heart-wrenching and humorous” (Publishers Weekly) love story for anyone who’s ever wanted something—or someone—just out of reach, Colleen Oakley’s Close Enough to Touch is "a treat...fans of Jojo Moyes will rejoice" (Booklist).

Can you miss something you never had?

Jubilee Jenkins is no ordinary librarian. With a rare allergy to human touch, any skin-to-skin contact could literally kill her. But after retreating into solitude for nearly ten years, Jubilee’s decided to brave the world again, despite the risks. Armed with a pair of gloves, long sleeves, and her trusty bicycle, she finally ventures out the front door—and into her future.

Eric Keegan has troubles of his own. With his daughter from a failed marriage no longer speaking to him, and his brilliant, if psychologically troubled, adopted son attempting telekinesis, Eric’s struggling to figure out how his life got so off course, and how to be the dad—and man—he wants so desperately to be. So when an encounter over the check-out desk at the local library entangles his life with that of a beautiful—albeit eccentric—woman, he finds himself wanting nothing more than to be near her.

A “heart-wrenching and humorous” (Publishers Weekly) love story for anyone who’s ever wanted something—or someone—just out of reach, Colleen Oakley’s Close Enough to Touch will delight fans of Jojo Moyes’s One Plus One and Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project.

About Colleen Oakley

Colleen Oakley is an Atlanta-based writer and author of several novels including Before I Go, Close Enough to Touch, The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise, and Jane and Dan at the End of the World. Her articles, essays, and interviews have been featured in The New York Times, Ladies’ Home Journal, Marie Claire, Women’s Health, Redbook, Parade, and Martha Stewart Weddings. Before she was a freelance writer, Colleen was editor in chief of Women’s Health & Fitness and senior editor at Marie Claire


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lindsay L on April 26, 2017

4.5 stars! Oh, how I loved this book! I must first thank my dear and lovely GR friend Linda whose glowing review enticed me to pick up this book. I’m so happy that I did!! I’m not sure I would have chosen this novel based on the synopsis – it didn’t call out to me or sound like something I would gen......more

Goodreads review by Linda on March 16, 2017

After reading Colleen Oakley's first book, I was delighted to learn she was releasing her second one, "Close Enough to Touch." This book gives us a different approach to what love looks like and introduces us to three very different yet similar, endearing characters. Jubilee Jenkins developed a rare......more

Goodreads review by ♥ℂĦℝΪՖƬΪℕÅ on August 09, 2018

4.5 The Feels ★'s "I know that if I've learned anything, it's that love is messy. It doesn't come to us in a perfect box all wrapped up in a bow. It's more like a gift from a child, crayon-scrawled and crumpled. Imperfect. But always a gift just the same. It's just that not all gifts are meant to last......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on May 15, 2017

Jubilee Jenkins has lived for twenty-seven years with a rare medical condition that keeps her from touching other people. Her symptoms are severe and she had an embarrassing incident in high school which forced her to become a recluse. For nine years she did not leave the house and was dependent on......more

Goodreads review by *TANYA* on July 11, 2017

4.5 stars. Quirky, super cute and endearing. I'll have to look at this authors other books.......more