The last chance library

by Sampson, Freya,

Format: Print Book 2021
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Summary
A Good Morning America Buzz Pick
A Library Reads Pick

June Jones emerges from her shell to fight for her beloved local library, and through the efforts and support of an eclectic group of library patrons, she discovers life-changing friendships along the way.

Lonely librarian June Jones has never left the sleepy English village where she grew up. Shy and reclusive, the thirty-year-old would rather spend her time buried in books than venture out into the world. But when her library is threatened with closure, June is forced to emerge from behind the shelves to save the heart of her community and the place that holds the dearest memories of her mother.

Joining a band of eccentric yet dedicated locals in a campaign to keep the library, June opens herself up to other people for the first time since her mother died. It just so happens that her old school friend Alex Chen is back in town and willing to lend a helping hand. The kindhearted lawyer's feelings for her are obvious to everyone but June, who won't believe that anyone could ever care for her in that way.

To save the place and the books that mean so much to her, June must finally make some changes to her life. For once, she's determined not to go down without a fight. And maybe, in fighting for her cherished library, June can save herself, too.
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "June Jones lives a quiet life as a library assistant in small-town England. She's got her indifferent cat, Alan Bennett; the piles of books her mother, a librarian, left her when she died; weekly takeout from the local Chinese restaurant; and favorite library patrons, including Stanley, who requires her help with the daily crossword puzzle and sending emails to his son in America. But when the council threatens to close the library, June is shaken into action--quiet action, since her boss declared that advocating on the library's behalf would mean losing her job. She must mobilize her library misfits, including Stanley, who is not quite what he seems; a teenager who uses the library as a refuge; and a woman determined to relive her protesting heyday to save the library, without letting things get out of control. A full roster of quirky characters, hijinks (including a cleverly diverted stripper), and a handsome schoolmate come back to town to populate Sampson's debut, a sweet testament to the power of reading, community, and the library."
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "The prospect of a British library's closure sets in motion the awakening of a shy woman in Sampson's winsome debut. Library assistant June Jones, 28, has worked for 10 years at the Chalcot library and has never left the village. She had once dreamed of going to university and becoming a writer, but ever since her single mother, a librarian, died of cancer almost eight years earlier, June has shut herself among the books. When the county council proposes closing the library due to budget cuts, the regular patrons protest in hopes of keeping it open. There's Mrs. Barnsworth, who leaves the smell of wet goat in her wake and hates every book she reads; Stanley Phelps, a tweed-wearing reader of WWII novels; and romance-lover Linda. Initially, June is more concerned for her job, but when Stanley proposes the group occupy the library, June joins in and their action goes viral. They're joined by Alex Chen, an old school friend of June's who takes an interest in her and further brightens her spirits. While the simple prose is an initial roadblock, Sampson convincingly brings her characters to life, as well as the importance of their collective crusade to save the library. Readers will be touched by June's transformation. (Aug.)"
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Additional Information
Subjects Librarians -- Fiction.
Libraries and community -- Fiction.
Life change events -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Publisher New York :Berkley,2021
Language English
Description 325 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN 9780593201374
059320137X
9780593201381
0593201388
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