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For forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library.

Each year, on her daughter’s birthday, she adds a new book to her shelves – with a note in the front dedicated to her own greatest work.

But Ella – Sally’s only child – fled to Australia twenty-two years ago after a heated exchange, and never looked back. And though Sally still dutifully adds a new paperback to the shelves every time the clock strikes midnight on July 11th, her hopes of her daughter ever thumbing through the pages are starting to dwindle.

Then disaster strikes and Ella is forced to return to the home she once knew.

She is soon to discover that when one chapter ends, another will soon follow…

I won’t lie: I picked this up because I liked the cover. I didn’t know anything else about it.

I’m glad I picked it up.

It’s rare that a book grabs me from the beginning. I often have to force my way through a few chapters to get into the story, but this one captured my attention right away. It didn’t open with lots of drama or action; the writing simply pulled me in.

I have so much in common with the main character (both in our 40s helping care for our mothers) that I immediately connected with her. She pulled me through a book of gentle and jarring revelations, personal growth, and familial angst. It brought me to tears, but it a good way.

An excellent read. If you enjoy older characters and an eclectic cast, I highly recommend this book.

Rated PG-13.

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