But she was also the person most on Nora's wavelength in the entire school, and even on days when it wasn't raining she would spend her afternoon break in the small library. We weren't really going anywhere. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Because Neil had found Nora's backing out of a wedding with two days' notice the most fascinating love story since Kurt and Courtney. She stepped out onto the wet cracked paving slabs of Bancroft Avenue, hardly breathing, and saw the poor ginger-furred creature lying on the rain-glossed tarmac beside the kerb. 'At fourteen? Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2020. 'Oh God.'. Last night. In her life before she finds herself in the Midnight Library, Nora gave up many of the pursuits that brought her joy because she didn’t feel like she could be the best at them. .'. It turns out he's not massively into eighteenth-century French philosophy and literature. ', 'That's a long time. from epic to epigram; inspirational to down right funny; happy to sad; tender and touching to brazen and witty; and from carefree fantasy to parable. With the help of an old friend, she can now undo every one of her regrets as she tries to work out her perfect life. 'Ash,' she said, smiling. This is a must-read for those of us given to endless what ifs.” —BookRiot“Haig is one of the most inspirational popular writers on mental health of our age and, in his latest novel, he has taken a clever, engaging concept and created a heart-warming story that offers wisdom in the same deceptively simple way as Mitch Albom's best tales.” —Independent (UK) "Just beautiful . Think of all that possibility. She remembered standing on a podium at the National Swimming Championships. His language is simple but efficient. A few weeks ago she'd been sat playing her electric piano and he'd run down Bancroft Avenue and had seen her in the window here at 33A and given her a little wave. ', 'Oh right. Great. .' . Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. This structure occupies a magical space between life and death. Nora Seed is not happy with her life and so after her cat, Voltaire, dies and she loses her job, she kills herself. A ginger tabby? . She arrived back in the Midnight Library. Nora had a familiar sense of grief. I f****** love this book. You Save 19%. Viking, $26 (336p) ISBN 978-0-525-55947-4. Haig treats the subject of suicide with a light touch, and the book’s playful tone will be welcome to readers who like their fantasies sweet if a little too forgettable. ', This took Nora by surprise. Somewhere a bit less cold and wet.'. ', 'Look, Neil, is this about what I said the other week? An ominous B flat. The Midnight Library was my introduction to Matt Haig and I thoroughly enjoy his writing. The Midnight Library is there to help you choose a life that you can stay at after your death. It's good to see you.'. (Trigger/content warnings of suicide attempt/suicidal ideation/mom loss.) He was probably visiting Ravi, Nora thought. ', 'Yeah. In the world of the Midnight Library, the books take on the role of portals into alternate realities. It's just that when times are tough I can't pay you to put off customers with your face looking like a wet weekend. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. On and off. And though she'd studied enough existential philosophy to believe loneliness was a fundamental part of being a human in an essentially meaningless universe, it was good to see him. —Jameela Jamil, actor and host of I Weigh with Jameela Jamil“A beautiful fable, an It’s a Wonderful Life for the modern age – impossibly timely when we are all stuck in a world we wish could be different.” —Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper“This brainy, captivating pleasure read feels like what you might get if TV’s The Good Place collided with Where’d You Go, Bernadette.” —People“Thanks to the storytelling chops of writer Matt Haig, The Midnight Library is an engaging read, full of gentle insights and soothing wisdom… This is a book about shedding regret by gaining perspective. I've got some ideas of how to get younger peo-', 'No,' he said, defensively. Accompaniment Maybe he was about to do that again. 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