01765oam 2200313z- 450 991014858640332120230913112557.01-68144-547-6(CKB)3710000000921874(BIP)049846787(Exl-AI)993710000000921874(EXLCZ)99371000000092187420190630c2015uuuu -u- -engThe Library of Unrequited LoveMacLehose Press1 online resource (96 p.) 1-62365-403-3 El Pais called The Library of Unrequited Love "a thrilling soliloquy, an exciting breath of love." The librarian, a single, middle-aged woman, a sharply opinionated and thoughtful bookworm, whose ex-boyfriend left her for another woman, discovers one morning a patron who has been locked in over night.Against her quiet nature, she starts to talk to him, what results is a soliloquy of frustrations, observations, and anguish, covering--with wit, pathos, and passion--history, literature, the Dewey Decimal System, love, and loneliness, as well as revealing her unrequited passion for a quiet student-researcher named Martin, whose studiousness, grace, and "beautiful neck" strikes her.Divry's prose is seamless--never laborious--both funny and poignant. The book's compactness offers an immersive reading experience that touches universal emotional experiences from the perspective of a bookworm.Unrequited loveGenerated by AIMiddle-aged womenGenerated by AIUnrequited loveMiddle-aged women843.92Divry Sophie1438108BOOK9910148586403321The Library of Unrequited Love3599201UNINA