“The Reading List” by Sara Nisha Adams:
In London, Wembley we meet elderly citizen Mukesh, grieving and recently widowed. Mukesh has yet come to terms with a life bereft of his beloved wife and struggles through his days, not knowing how to fill the void.
And there is Aleisha, a 17-year-old summer-job librarian who has to deal with a family of her own, her mother with mental problems and her beloved brother always at work to care for the family. Aleisha discovers a list of novels that she’s never heard of before and impulsively decides to read every book on the list and also persuades Mukesh, her customer at the library, to join her on the journey.
Mukesh and Aleisha struggle through life, often endure hardship and loss but also find joy, new fulfillment and friendship. Books help them on their way to navigate through many intricacies of life and family.
This is a book about books. It is a look on how reading can benefit, soothe or even alter your life. It is a quiet, sometimes thoughtful view on a community in London Suburbia. It has its touching moments and as a debut novel it certainly deserves praise.
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