A woman receives an unexpected gift from the man she loved and lostΓÇöa year of books,one for every monthΓÇölaunching a reading-inspired journey to livedreamand love again in this glimmering and heart-stopping novel. Twelve books. Twelve months. One chance to heal her heartΓǪ When Tilly Nightingale receives a call telling her thereΓÇÖs a birthday gift from her husband waiting for her at her local bookshopit couldnΓÇÖt come as more of a shock. Partly because she canΓÇÖt remember the last time she read a book for pleasure. But mainly because Joe died five months ago…. When she goes to pick up the presentAlfiethe bookshop owner with kind eyesexplains the giftΓÇötwelve carefully chosen books with handwritten letters from Joeone for each monthto help her turn the page on her first year without him. At first Tilly canΓÇÖt imagine sinking into a fictional worldbut JoeΓÇÖs tender words convince her to tryand something remarkable happensΓÇöTilly becomes immersed in the pagesand a new chapter begins to unfold in her own life. Monthly trips to the bookstoreΓÇöand heartfelt conversations with AlfieΓÇögive Tilly the comfort she craves and the courage to set out on a series of reading-inspired adventures that take her around the world. But as she begins to share her journey with othersher storyΓÇölike a bookΓÇöbecomes more than her own.


