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Twelve books. Twelve months. One year to learn how to live again.
After losing Joe, Tilly receives a monthly gift of books and letters that draws her back into stories, conversation, and a new kind of connection.
• A bookish story filled with reading lists and literary references
• Grief is central and handled with emotional honesty
• Engaging with a narrator readers enjoyed
$225.00
An Instant USA Today Bestseller
When Tilly Nightingale receives a call saying there is a birthday gift waiting for her at her local bookshop, she is stunned. She has not read for pleasure in a long time, and the gift is from Joe, the man she loved and lost five months ago.
At the bookshop, Alfie, the owner, explains what Joe has arranged: twelve carefully chosen books, one for each month of the first year without him, each accompanied by a handwritten letter. The plan is simple and deeply personal, offering Tilly a way to keep going, one page at a time.
As Tilly begins reading, the books pull her back into stories, imagination, and small moments of relief. Her monthly visits to the shop lead to thoughtful conversations with Alfie and gradually open the door to new experiences. Inspired by what she reads, she sets out on a series of reading-shaped adventures that take her beyond her usual routines and out into the wider world.
As she starts sharing her journey with others, her story becomes something larger than private grief, shaped by friendship, community, and the quiet power of books to help someone live and love again.
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