I absolutely loved this book. Heart-warming with genuine characters, the plot pulled me in and I was rooting for the library every step of the way. A great tonic for the times and highly recommended!' - Talli Roland A story that was deeply moving, and ultimately uplifting ... Definitely recommended – it was one of my best reads this year' – Janet Gover These dear characters develop a beautiful friendship with each other courtesy their beloved local library. And when they find that the future of the library is at stake, they decide to go all out to save it. If you love sincere characters that are sweet but not too much so, you will enjoy this book that is not just about a library, but about finding your family and where you belong.

Tom and Maggie both have stories that tug at your heartstrings and secrets that slowly emerge. I loved that they were so different in age and yet they were able to become friends and to find comfort in each other. Along with their individual stories, there is the story of the village library – where they've both found friendship and solace – and how the threat of its closure distresses them and the community.The Library is a story about love, grief, friendship and forgiveness. However, it is equally written with love and understanding of what makes us human. It is completely relatable and simply wonderful. The Library is a beautifully uplifting story full of wit, warmth and tender moments, with community at its heart and characters you truly care about A story that was deeply moving, and ultimately uplifting ... Definitely recommended - it was one of my best reads this year' -- Janet Gover Pensioner Maggie has been happily alone with her beloved novels for ten years - at least, that's what she tells herself.

Tom and Maggie are brought together by the unlikeliest of events: to save their local library from being shut down. Due to a rough home life and an inability to speak to the girl he likes, Tom finds shelter at the local library among romance novels. Maggie turns to the library as a means of sprucing up her lonely days, but grows attached when she meets Tom and finds a companionship with him. I loved this story, with its strong central characters and the library front and centre. By the end of the story it made me determined to make the most of my local library before it is too late. There is a part of me that hopes I find a Maggie there. @Bookmadjo Read the full review Tom Harris feels as though he is invisible. “Not actually invisible – that would make me interesting and I’m not. I’m the person others find easy to forget. The one who is lost in the crowd.” I love to read books with characters of many ages, especially if a older character (over 70 years old) is included as a main focus. That is the case with this story, as Maggie, 72 years and Tom, a teenager meet and develop a very special friendship that both of them need badly. We all judge a book by its cover. (Don’t deny it!) We also judge books by their titles at times. So if you see this book, you will certainly go for it because it is about the magical place we all love: the library. But does the content do justice to this title and cover? Not exactly.The story starts like this. ’My name is Tom Harris and I am invisible.’ At least that’s the way he feels and, in a way, it suits him as he hates being noticed. Since his mother died when he was 8, it has just been him and his father. They have a strained ralitipnship. His father never seems to listen to him or take notice of him. Tom spends much of his time alone. Then Tom discovers the library and remembers happy times he spent there with his mum. 72 year old Maggie lives alone since her husband died ten years earlier. Her solace is books and the library is her safe haven. Tom and Maggie encounter each other in bizarre circumstances and a tentative friendship is formed. Tom learns there is far more to Maggie than he first thought. Maggie is an absolute fiery delight whose wit and not-so-elderly attitidue will charm readers right from the beginning. She radiates this bright light throughout the entire story with her take-action attitude and her sassy personality. The characters in the story are either annoyed by her antics and outspokenness or their drawn to her because of it. From the start, Maggie has this spark that burns the brightest in this novel. She's got problems of her own, which aren't clear from the start. It seems as though she's lonely, living by herself in her retirement, but the end reveals there's more going on than what meets the eye. Maggie has been happily alone for ten years, at least this is what she tells herself. When Tom comes to her rescue after a library meeting, never did she imagine a friendship that could change her life. As Maggie helps Tom navigate the best way to ask out Farrah, Tom helps Maggie realize the mistakes of her past won't define her future.