The Library of Unrequited Love
Sophie Divry author Siân Reynolds translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Published:2nd Jan '14
£8.99
Available to order, but very limited on stock - if we have issues obtaining a copy, we will let you know.
One morning a librarian finds a reader who has been locked in overnight.
She begins to talk to him, a one-way conversation full of sharp insight and quiet outrage. As she rails against snobbish senior colleagues, an ungrateful and ignorant public, the strictures of the Dewey Decimal System and the sinister expansionist conspiracies of the books themselves, two things shine through: her unrequited passion for a researcher named Martin, and an ardent and absolute love for the arts.
A delightful divertissement for the discerning bookworm...
'We're in Anita Brookner territory here ... Sophie Divry brilliantly captures the voice of a frustrated lady librarian past her prime' Katie Law, Evening Standard. * Evening Standard *
'It's funny, sad, and agreeably discursive ... There isn't a dull page or even a dull sentence ... In short, this is a very accomplished and delightful debut' Allan Massie, Scotsman. * Scotsman *
ISBN: 9781780870519
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 18mm
Weight: 76g
96 pages