The author: Jenny Colgan
Publication: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2016
Got it from: Chapters
I haven't read anything else by Jenny Colgan, but I liked the premise of this one so I got it from the library, and then ended up buying a copy for a relative. Nina Redmond is a 29-year-old librarian in Birmingham whose library is being converted into an "information hub." Being an old-fashioned book lover, Nina is neither willing nor able to work in this sort of environment. As a librarian who despairs of the creeping business model of libraries and all the attendant "business speak," this book made me nod my head in agreement.
At first, Nina is lost and unsure of what to do with herself. All she knows is matching people to books, so that's what she decides on. Without much of a plan, she heads to an isolated town in Scotland to buy a van to transport all the books the library is throwing out. Naturally, she ends up staying as she gets to know the locals, including a romantic train driver who goes through the town every night and her grumpy-yet-surprisingly-sexy landlord. Before she knows what's happening, she's got everyone in town hooked on reading and finds herself falling in love with the village.
This book is feel-good, through and through. It put a smile on my face. Even though it was predictable, it was cute without being cutesy and I really liked the descriptions of the Scottish countryside and all the sheep.
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