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The book swap : a novel / Tessa Bickers.

Bickers, Tessa, (author.).

Summary:

Still reeling from a recent tragedy, Erin Connolly knows she needs to start living, but has no idea how. When she accidentally donates her favorite book--a heavily annotated copy of To Kill a Mockingbird containing a memento she can't be without--to a local little community library, she's devastated. But then the book turns up a week later, back in the library with fresh notes in the margins, along with an invitation in a copy of Great Expectations to meet her newfound pen pal. A life-changing conversation, written only in the margins of beloved classic books, begins between Erin and her Mystery Man. Following each other through the pages of their favorite novels as the book exchange continues, they both begin to open up, falling into a friendship and maybe something more. But Erin and her pen pal have a shared history that neither of them has guessed. Faced with painful reminders of the past--and the one person she swore never to forgive--Erin finds herself at a crossroads. One that could change her life forever.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781525836701 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 321 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : Graydon House, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes discussion questions.
Subject: Books > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Life change events > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Pen pals > Fiction.
Genre: Romance fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch FIC Bicke 31681010386431 FICTION Available -
Lakeshore Branch FIC Bicke 31681010386449 FICTION Checked out 05/08/2025

  • Baker & Taylor
    When she accidentally donates her favorite book containing a memento she can’t be without to the community library, Erin, when the book turns up a week later with fresh notes in the margins, starts a life-changing conversation through an anonymous book exchange that leads to something unexpected.
  • Harlequin
    "A lovely and lively tale of second chances, following one’s dreams, and books. Bickers deals with sensitive topics with a deft and delicate hand...Highly recommended." - Booklist starred review

    A USA TODAY BESTSELLER
    A LibraryReads pick!
    An Indie Next pick!


    A story of second chances and new beginnings, this is a love letter to books—and a love letter to life

    Still reeling from a recent tragedy, Erin Connolly knows she needs to start living, but has no idea how. When she accidentally donates her favorite book—a heavily annotated copy of To Kill a Mockingbird containing a memento she can’t be without—to a local little community library, she’s devastated. But then the book turns up a week later, back in the library with fresh notes in the margins, along with an invitation in a copy of Great Expectations to meet her newfound pen pal.

    A life-changing conversation, written only in the margins of beloved classic books, begins between Erin and her Mystery Man. Following each other through the pages of their favorite novels as the book exchange continues, they both begin to open up, falling into a friendship…and maybe something more. 

    But Erin and her pen pal have a shared history that neither of them has guessed. Faced with painful reminders of the past—and the one person she swore never to forgive—Erin finds herself at a crossroads. One that could change her life forever.


    A book-lovers dream! References to the following classics can be found in The Book Swap.   
    • TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
    • GREAT EXPECTATIONS
    • WUTHERING HEIGHTS
    • MANSFIELD PARK
    • THE GREAT GATSBY
    • MIDDLEMARCH
    • BELOVED
    • ON THE ROAD
    • THE BELL JAR


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