The Reading List, Sara Nisha Adams
The Reading List, Sara Nisha Adams
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The Reading List
A Novel

Author: Sara Nisha Adams

Narrator: Tara Divina, Sagar Arya, Paul Panting

Unabridged: 12 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 08/03/2021

Synopsis

NOW A LILLY'S LIBRARY PICK!""The most heartfelt read...a surprising delight of a novel.""--ShondalandAn unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge an unlikely friendship between two very different people in a London suburb.Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in Wembley, in West London 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. 

About Sara Nisha Adams

Sara Nisha Adams is a writer and editor. She lives in London and was born in Hertfordshire to Indian and English parents. Her first novel was The Reading List.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Denise on April 16, 2021

I've never written a book review before and I don't really know how to go about it. I won an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book in a Goodreads Giveaway. It arrived yesterday and I've just finished it with the tears still wet on my cheeks. I love this book! I could identify with every character in so......more

Goodreads review by Angela M on September 05, 2021

What’s more lovely than discovering a list of books in a library book with the heading “Just in case you need it” ? Perhaps, it’s reading those books with someone who needs them and your friendship just as much as you need theirs. What could be more lovely than that? It’s that the characters are the......more

Goodreads review by Vivek on October 28, 2021

I like books about books and how reading heals and how it helps cope with life. I was eagerly looking forward to “The Reading List” but it disappointed me quite early on, and yet I went on with it, hoping there will be some redemption. I was wrong. The characters are predictable and the writing quit......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on August 12, 2021

"...Books aren't always an escape; sometimes books teach us things. They show us the world; they don't hide it." Beautiful and heartfelt, this novel is an ode to book lovers everywhere. I just absolutely loved this book! It is more than a story of a found reading list, it's the story of family--both......more

Goodreads review by Tina on September 21, 2021

4.5 * A stunning debut novel! Kudos to Sara Nisha Adams for writing such a beautiful story! I listened to this audio and it captured my attention from beginning to end. This is a story about two very different people. Mukesh, is an 80 year old man who has recently lost his wife. He is still grieving a......more

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