This Book Will Save Your Life
Author: A.M. Homes
Short listed for the Richard & Judy Book Club 2007. An uplifting story set in Los Angeles about one man’s effort to bring himself back to life. Richard is a modern day everyman; a middle-aged divorcee trading stocks out of his home. He has done such a good job getting his life under control that he needs no one. His life has slowed almost to a standstill, until two inciden….Read More
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