Kit's love of books reminded me of myself in a weird way. It has a gently worn feeling comfy and cozy, but still needing a lot of attention. The library in Riverton is a refuge for all who are wounded by life, frustrated by life, or just weary. He's a mystery until Sunny and Kit get to know him. He's an ex-Wall Street executive, broke, homeless, and using the only computer the library has for public use every day, all day. Rusty, who is a minor character for part of the book, takes a bigger role about half-way through. They live off the grid and do a great job avoiding authority. Her parents, Willow and Steve, are the type of parents who provide no structure to their child-they "no school" her (not even homeschool, just let her figure stuff out on her own), are perpetually broke, and move around a lot. Probably the best thing that's happened to her. She's sentenced to work 40 hours a week at the library for the summer. Sunny, a 14 year old, is caught stealing a dictionary from a bookstore. Kit is the reference librarian, and she's very good at her job. There is a core group of faithful patrons, a pitiful budget, and a need for more of everything in the library. Set in the small dying industrial town of Riverton, NH, the Carnegie library is one of the few places left in town that is actually open. Mostly Kit's backstory explains why she is a librarian in little Riverton, NH-a place far from where she comes from.Īha! The library.
What does this have to do with a library, I wondered? But I kept going. This completely threw me for a loop, and I kept putting the book down, not really very interested in her relationship with Cal. The novel starts off with Kit talking about how she met her husband, Cal in college. This seems to be my theme this summer-reading books that surprise me. I've worked hard this week to dive into this novel, and I'm kind of "meh" on it, which is a big surprise to me but then again, the novel wasn't what I expected, either.
I continue my quest to read novels set in libraries and bookstores with Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern.
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