I found the setting and the characters enticing and I was truly wrapped up in their lives. Once I sat down to properly read it, I finished most of it in one sitting. Having finished the book, I have mixed feelings. But a book which is probably going to be mainly about books, how could I resist? How do the children fare as a result of the books Sylvia introduces them to? And how does the library alter the children's lives? 32.As an avid reader, it’s probably no surprise that I mainly picked this book due to the title and the front cover – I know, I know, judging a book by it’s cover and all that. 9780241330234 The Librarian 32.5000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/fiction/contemporary /shop/books/fiction 'This beautifully crafted novel is a tribute to the power of books' Sunday Express How do the children fare as a result of the books Sylvia introduces them to? And how does the library alter the children's lives? The relationship his precocious daughter forms with the son of Sylvia's neighbour, and a deprived child struggling to pass the impending eleven plus, puts Sylvia's job and the existence of the library in danger. Her position is also affected by her love affair with a married GP.
But her project to inspire the local children to read is threatened by undercurrents of prejudice in the seemingly pleasant town. In 1958, Sylvia Blackwell, a newly-trained librarian, takes up the post of Children's Librarian in a run down library in the market town of East Mole. 'This beautifully crafted novel is a tribute to the power of books' Sunday Express The relationship his precocious daughter form.
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