Gentle Reads Annotation
The Gentle Reads title I chose is The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick. This was a debut novel for her. It was published in 2016 and is 331 pages. It takes place in present day and is set in the UK.
The main character is 69 year old Arthur who has been recently widowed. Arthur is kind of quirky, has developed routines and has two children, but is kind of estranged from them in the beginning of this story. He has a plant he tends to and a neighbor who has taken him on as a project. It is the first anniversary of his wife's death and he is cleaning out her clothes closet and finds a charm bracelet he did not know she owned and has never seen her wear. This find starts Arthur on a literal journey to find out about the charms and in the process he discovers things about himself, his wife and his two adult children.
Subject headings for this book: Widows/fiction - Charm Bracelets/fiction - Self-Realization/fiction.
Appeal/ terms that describe this book: Heartwarming, Engaging, Bouncing back.
Similar Authors:
Fiction
Fredrik Backman - A Man Called Ove - both books feature older quirky gentlemen trying to adjust to life after a spouse's death.
Rachel Joyce - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - different reasons for travel, but both novels have protagonist looking for answers and finding themselves in odd situations during travels.
Sarah Addison Allen - Lost Lake - both books are heartwarming and engaging and have themes of bouncing back and subjects of widows/widowers.
Nonfiction
Mitch Albom - Tuesdays with Morrie; an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson. - This book is a reflective thoughtful look at an older man's life. Both books deal with family relationships, life stories.
Joan Chittister -The Gift of Years; growing older gracefully.- This book also deals with family relationships, aging, death and self fulfillment in seniors.
Henry Alford - How to Live - This book has the genre of "family and relationships--aging and death", and the subjects of seniors and aging.
The main character is 69 year old Arthur who has been recently widowed. Arthur is kind of quirky, has developed routines and has two children, but is kind of estranged from them in the beginning of this story. He has a plant he tends to and a neighbor who has taken him on as a project. It is the first anniversary of his wife's death and he is cleaning out her clothes closet and finds a charm bracelet he did not know she owned and has never seen her wear. This find starts Arthur on a literal journey to find out about the charms and in the process he discovers things about himself, his wife and his two adult children.
Subject headings for this book: Widows/fiction - Charm Bracelets/fiction - Self-Realization/fiction.
Appeal/ terms that describe this book: Heartwarming, Engaging, Bouncing back.
Similar Authors:
Fiction
Fredrik Backman - A Man Called Ove - both books feature older quirky gentlemen trying to adjust to life after a spouse's death.
Rachel Joyce - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - different reasons for travel, but both novels have protagonist looking for answers and finding themselves in odd situations during travels.
Sarah Addison Allen - Lost Lake - both books are heartwarming and engaging and have themes of bouncing back and subjects of widows/widowers.
Nonfiction
Mitch Albom - Tuesdays with Morrie; an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson. - This book is a reflective thoughtful look at an older man's life. Both books deal with family relationships, life stories.
Joan Chittister -The Gift of Years; growing older gracefully.- This book also deals with family relationships, aging, death and self fulfillment in seniors.
Henry Alford - How to Live - This book has the genre of "family and relationships--aging and death", and the subjects of seniors and aging.
You did a really great job describing WHY your readalikes tie in and in the process brought up some great characteristics. This title has been really popular at my library and your summary makes me want to check it out. Great job and full points!
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