Summer Hours at the Robbers Library: A Novel

The book "Heart of the Library" by Sue Halpern is a poignant and thought-provoking tale that delves into the lives of three individuals who find solace in a small public library in New Hampshire.

Kit, the head librarian, is struggling to come to terms with her past after a series of calamitous events; Sunny, a 15-year-old home-schooled girl, is sentenced to community service at the library after getting arrested for shoplifting a dictionary; and Rusty, a Wall Street high-flyer who has lost everything, finds solace in the library as well.

As they come together, they discover how their lives have unraveled and how they might knit them together again.

With finely choreographed prose and lucid storytelling, Halpern infuses this tale of derailments and second chances with free-ranging empathy, lithe humor, and penetrating insights into the human psyche.

This book is a must-read for anyone who has ever found solace in the pages of a good book or in the company of fellow book lovers.