The Lonely Hearts Book Club
Books | Fiction / Women
4.3
Lucy Gilmore
A young librarian and an old curmudgeon forge the unlikeliest of friendships in this charming, feel-good novel about one misfit book club and the lives (and loves) it changed along the way.Sloane Parker lives a small, contained life as a librarian in her small, contained town. She never thinks of herself as lonely...but still she looks forward to that time every day when old curmudgeon Arthur McLachlan comes to browse the shelves and cheerfully insult her. Their sparring is such a highlight of Sloane's day that when Arthur doesn't show up one morning, she's instantly concerned. And then another day passes, and another.Anxious, Sloane tracks the old man down only to discover him all but bedridden...and desperately struggling to hide how happy he is to see her. Wanting to bring more cheer into Arthur's gloomy life, Sloane creates an impromptu book club. Slowly, the lonely misfits of their sleepy town begin to find each other, and in their book club, find the joy of unlikely friendship. Because as it turns out, everyone has a special book in their heart—and a reason to get lost (and eventually found) within the pages.Books have a way of bringing even the loneliest of souls together...
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Author
Lucy Gilmore
Pages
368
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published Date
2023-03-28
ISBN
1728256232 9781728256238
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Sloane is a librarian and Arthur is a curmudgeonly, grumpy old man. Possibly the grumpiest old man, he visits the library daily for a verbal sparring match with Sloane. Things go a bit off course when Arthur hasn't been seen for several days. Side note, I enjoyed the book clubs "hot takes" on their reads, especially The Remains of the Day. Great cast of characters. "
Tiffany Wysbeek
"Finished September 1st. I really enjoyed this book. People sharing how they feel through book quotes speaks my language. "
Nikki Nienhaus
"Cute and heart warming story. "
Heidi Oneil
"Wow, just wow! This book pulled me in and kept me until the final page. I do have to admit the beginning was as fast paced, but once you find the stride, you realize it was the most crucial point in the book, simply because it set the rest of the book up! Amazingly written, beautiful plot, and a great book! I would recommend to anyone! 4/5 ⭐️ "
Brady Schafer
"This book is a cute story with “A Man Called Ove” grumpy old man vibe. I read it quickly, and liked the variety of perspectives, as each chapter was from a different characters point of view. "
Dani
"I picked up this book partially because the cover was aesthetically pleasing. From the second I started reading this book, I knew I was going to love it. This is definitely a read where you won't be able to put the book down. I learned many things from the characters of the book, and so will you if you give it a chance. I highly recommend giving this book a read. "
Alexandria Riggs
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Alyssa Garcia
"The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore was a feel good, cozy read about found family and the power of books to bring people together. I thought it was precious! Sloane is a librarian who lives a pretty calm life. She is engaged to a chiropractor and loves her job. She even loves when the grumpy old curmudgeon Arthur comes in the library and insults her. When he doesn’t show up for several days, she investigates and finds him sick, bedridden and running off every nurse trying to help. (He reminds me of the main character in A Man Called Ove.) Sloane decides to help whether he wants it or not -because she knows he secretly does. She starts a book club with neighbors and soon they are all filling voids they never knew they had. I thought it was quirky and heartwarming. I loved it."
Leeann Johnson
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