The Last Chance Library

De: Freya Sampson

Narrado por: Nathalie Pownall

A Good Morning America Buzz Pick

A Library Reads Pick

June Jones emerges from her shell to fight for her beloved local library, and through the efforts and support of an eclectic group of library patrons, she discovers life-changing friendships along the way.

Lonely librarian June Jones has never left the sleepy English village where she grew up. Shy and reclusive, the 30-year-old would rather spend her time buried in books than venture out into the world. But when her library is threatened with closure, June is forced to emerge from behind the shelves to save the heart of her community and the place that holds the dearest memories of her mother.

Joining a band of eccentric yet dedicated locals in a campaign to keep the library, June opens herself up to other people for the first time since her mother died. It just so happens that her old school friend Alex Chen is back in town and willing to lend a helping hand. The kindhearted lawyer's feelings for her are obvious to everyone but June, who won't believe that anyone could ever care for her in that way.

To save the place and the books that mean so much to her, June must finally make some changes to her life. For once, she's determined not to go down without a fight. And maybe, in fighting for her cherished library, June can save herself, too.

©2021 Freya Sampson (P)2021 Penguin Audio

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“A wonderfully warm and uplifting story of kindness, community, and love that made me laugh, cry, cheer.” (Clare Pooley, New York Times best-selling author of The Authenticity Project)

"The Last Chance Library is a heart-squeezing and charming story about grief, love and the power of community. An absolute delight.” (USA Today best-selling author Colleen Oakley)

"The Last Chance Library is absolutely irresistible! Curl up and indulge in Freya Sampson’s charming novel about a shy librarian in a small town with a great cause. You’ll have such a good time and you'll love the unexpected twist at the end!” (New York Times best-selling author Nancy Thayer)

current and engaging

verywell written, author pulls you in to care about a local library people' lives .

Sweet story

A sweet story about a colorful cast of characters trying to save a library from closure, for an easy, light reading experience.

Wonderful!

I adored this book! It's a testimony to the importance of public libraries, human connections, found families, and letting as much love into our hearts as possible. Don't miss out on this gem of a book!

LOVED IT!

Such an empowering story. Shows there is always room to improve yourself and be the person you’ve always wanted to be. It’s never too late. Highly recommend. Great narration too!

Cute story

This story took me a while to get into because it is slow going for a while. Overall a cute, light read, which I enjoyed.

Sweet story

A comfortable, relaxing, tender story. I love that it took place in England with its references to the district council and the rural village where everything was relatively close.

A lighthearted book!

Just the break from reality I needed to keep from going crazy in todays world. Nothing deep or existential here, thank God! And the performance was quite good!

Sweet

A pleasant story. Now I feel bad for neglecting my local library ever since I got Audible 😊. Warning - quite a bit of profanity for such a sweet book.

Save the Library!

June Jones, a beloved librarian in a small library tucked within a small town, does not like to pay any attention to her... at all. She has a fear of speaking up or out, so when the library is up for review on whether or not it should stay open, she has to find her own way to show she cares and why libraries are important. Perhaps sending the stripper to get the library to give it some press was a little overkill, though? This is a fun book just to sit back and enjoy!

Just okay

a cute story for easy listening. there were moments i found predictable but overall it was still a good read