One of the most unlikely and irresistible love stories of the
decade, McCracken's first novel is a delight from beginning to end.
It is the story of an over-aged virgin, 28-year-old narrator Peggy
Cort, and her chaste love for an over-sized boy, 11-year-old James
Carlson Sweatt. The two are misfits, the boy by virtue of his
physical abnormality, the woman because a lonely childhood has left
her unable to accept the affection of others. This seemingly
implausible love story is rendered convincing and poignant by an
eerily talented young novelist. Her prose is beautifully judged and
confident, bringing to life the two strange outcasts and the minor
but memorable characters - particularly James's beautiful but
equally lonely mother. Funny and sad in equal measure this is a
promising debut from a talent to watch. A paperback original.
(Kirkus UK)
‘Every so often a novel comes along which transcends whimsy with the
beauty of its writing. Elizabeth McCracken's small masterpiece is one
of these' Guardian
A powerful and unique story about connection, showing that miracles can
happen – even across a library circulation desk.
The year is 1950, and in a small town on Cape Cod twenty-eight year old
librarian Peggy Cort feels as if love and life have stood her up. That
is, until the day James Carlson Sweatt – the 'over-tall' eleven year
old boy who's the talk of the town – walks into her library and changes
her life for ever.
Two misfits whose lonely paths cross at the circulation desk, Peggy and
James are odd candidates for friendship. In James, Peggy discovers the
one person who's ever really understood her, and as he grows – six foot
five at age twelve, then seven foot, then eight – so does their most
singular romance.
*Perfect for readers who loved Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine*
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