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The Littlest Library

A Novel

by Poppy Alexander

Narrator Karen Cass

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Length 9 hours 16 minutes

Language English

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“Jess Metcalf feels adrift in her life, after the death of her beloved grandmother, who raised her, and the loss of her job as a librarian. During a road trip to clear her head, Jess's car breaks down in a small village. While searching for help to move her car, Jess stumbles across a small cottage with a red phone box outside for sale. On a whim, Jess decides to purchase the cottage, and live in the village for a while to escape the hustle and bustle of her life. What Jess finds is a loving community that will heal the wounds of her heart and teach her a thing or two about what love really looks like. The Littlest Library is a classically written and heartwarming story that embodies all the different shapes and form of love.”
— Gretchen • Fiction Addiction

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About the author

A heartwarming literary-themed novel about a woman who turns an ordinary red phone box into the littlest library in England and brings together a struggling town.

A little red telephone box full of stories, a chance to change her life...

Jess Metcalf is perfectly content with her quiet, predictable life. But when her beloved grandmother passes away and she loses her job at the local library, Jess’ life is turned upside down.

Determined to pick up the pieces, Jess decides it’s time for a new beginning. Unable to part with her grandmother’s cherished books, she packs them all up and moves to a tiny cottage in the English countryside. To her surprise, Jess discovers that she’s now the owner of an old red phone box that was left on the property. Missing her job at the local library, Jess decides to give back to her new community—using her grandmother’s collection to turn the ordinary phone box into the littlest library in England.

It’s not long before the books are borrowed and begin to work their literary magic—bringing the villagers together... and managing to draw Jess’ grumpy but handsome neighbor out of his shell.

Maybe it’s finally time for Jess to follow her heart, let go of her old life, and make the village her home? But will she be able to take the leap?

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Poppy Alexander is the author of The Littlest Library, Storybook Ending, and 25 Days ’Til Christmas. She wrote her first book when she was five. There was a long gap in her writing career while she was at school, and after studying classical music at university, she decided the world of music was better off without her and took up public relations, campaigning, political lobbying, and a bit of journalism instead. She takes an anthropological interest in family, friends, and life in her West Sussex village (think The Archers crossed with Twin Peaks), where she lives with her husband, children, and various other pets.