The Library of Borrowed Hearts

A.J. Fikry meets The Bookish Life of Nina Hill in this charming,hilariousand moving novel about the way books bring lonely souls together. Librarian Chloe Sampson has been struggling: to take care of her three younger siblingsto find herselfto make ends meet. She’s 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 it’s a sign of her luck turningshe takes it home with her–only to be shocked when her cranky hermit of a neighbor swoops in and offers to buy it for an exorbitant price. IntriguedChloe takes a closer look at the book only to find notes scribbled in the margins between two young lovers back when the book was new…one of whom is almost definitely Jasper Holmesthe curmudgeon next door. And when she begins following the clues left behindshe discovers this isn’t the only old book in town filled with their 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 to do with the oldsad man next door–who only now has begun to open his home to Chloe and her siblings? In a romantic tale that spans the decadesChloe discovers that there’s much more to her neighbor than meets the eye. And in allowing herself to accept the unexpected friendship he offersshe learns that some love stories begin in the unlikeliest of places.