What do you do when you're 24 and you don't know what to do with your degree? If you're Lucy, you get a job at the local library, start a book club, and try to help all the participants until you figure it out.
There's Oscar, the retired teacher who seems a bit lost since his wife died. He comes to the library several days a week to read the paper and the latest thrillers, but otherwise, he is alone.
There's Lia, the frazzled caregiver of her mom, who suffers from dementia. Her days are filled with meeting other people's needs, barely getting a few hours out of her week to read or talk about books, much less to do what she really wants and learn ballroom dancing.
There's Callum, the painfully shy computer expert who needs to find a job so he can move out of his house, away from his bullying older brothers and apathetic parents.
And there's Hattie, a single mom new to their village who finds herself at loose ends since her little girl is getting ready to start school. She joins the local book club to make some new friends and to try to figure out how to fill her days.
And then there's Lucy, who leads the group but is still a little lost herself. What will it take for these five to move from lost to found?
Lucy's Little Village Book Club is full of good people helping each other through challenges. Emma Davies has created a cast of characters that will bring light and fun into your life, and whose lives feel as real as a neighbor's. So next time life is leaving you needing a great escape or a jolt of good fun, join Lucy and her Village Book Club, where you can lose a few hours finding new friends and joyful hope.
Galleys for Lucy's Little Village Book Club were provided by Bookouture through NetGalley, with many thanks.