The Midnight Library
Published
2020
Pages
—
Language
English
ISBN
9780525559474
About this book
The #1 New York Times bestselling WORLDWIDE phenomenon Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction | A Good Morning America Book Club Pick | Independent (London) Ten Best Books of the Year "A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits."—The Washington Post The dazzling reader-favorite about the choices that go into a life well lived, from the acclaimed author of How To Stop Time and The Comfort Book. Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better? In The Midnight Library, Matt Haig's enchanting blockbuster novel, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place.
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The Midnight Library is a captivating and thought-provoking journey into the what-ifs of life, perfect for anyone seeking an uplifting story about finding purpose and embracing the present. While its accessible style makes it broadly appealing, those looking for gritty realism or a deeply complex philosophical text might find its approach a bit too gentle.
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Nora Seed, facing regret, finds herself in the Midnight Library, a place between life and death. Here, she can explore countless alternate lives she might have lived by making different choices. Guided by a mysterious librarian, Nora tries on various existences—from a rock star to a glaciologist—to discover if any path truly leads to happiness and fulfillment, ultimately learning profound lessons about life's value.
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