He also lived in Wembley and found a connection with his granddaughter through books. The author’s own grandfather inspired Mukesh’s character. In my Reading Club we discussed whether books can really provide solace and comfort in times of grief, or whether the novel was over-constructed and unrealistic in its depiction of books as a ‘saving grace’ in times of difficulty. The Reading List: Comforting or Unrealistic? Therefore, a narrative which may have possibly fallen quite flat when reading it the traditional way, came to life through the different voices used in the audiobook. This was my first time listening to an audiobook. “Books say different things to different people”.
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