Novel Kicks Book Club: The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore

Welcome back to the Novel Kicks Book Club and hello to April. 

The clocks have gone forward, the lighter evenings are here. All we need now is the sunshine and it’s a perfect excuse to settle down with a book.

This month, I have chosen a novel that, when reading the blurb, intrigued me greatly. I have to admit; the cover also had an influence on me picking it. I hope you find the story as interesting as I did. Even the tag line, ‘inside every book is a beating heart’. I love it.

This month’s pick is The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore. 

So, how does. our book club work? Well, anyone can take part, at any point in the month, whether you’ve read the book already or starting it. I have put a question in the comments to get the discussion going.

I look forward to discussing this book with you.

About The Library of Borrowed Hearts – 

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…

About The Library of Borrowed Hearts was released by Sourcebooks Casablanca in 2024. Click to buy on Amazon UK, Amazon US, Barnes and Noble and Waterstones. 

About Lucy Gilmore – 

Lucy Gilmore is a celebrated novelist in a wide range of genres, including literary fiction, contemporary romance, and cozy mystery. She began her reading (and writing) career as an English literature major and ended as a book lover without all those pesky academic papers attached.

She lives in Spokane, WA with her family.

Visit her online at www.LucyGilmore.com.

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.