When lonely librarian Sloane Parker finds herself building a strange friendship with an old curmudgeon by the name of Arthur McLachlan, her life will turn upside down. Sloane lives in a small town as a librarian and while she doesn’t consider herself lonely... she is. She finds herself looking forward to the visits from the mean old man Arthur who comes by to browse the shelves and cheerfully insult her. Their little barbed back and forth get make her day. Yet when Arthur doesn’t show one morning... and the next.. Sloane becomes worried and breaks the code, she looks up his address and goes to him in person. Sloane finds Arthur bedridden and though he hates to admit it, happy to see her. soon Sloane decides to create a book club in order to bring some more cheer into Arthur’s life and the lonely misfits in their little town find their way into the book club. Soon friendship, love, and so much more begin to bloom as these lonely hearts all find a friend in one another and the stories they love. This was a very charming and super sweet story about friendship. It’s a cozy and heartwarming read that I think will definitely touch the heart strings!