Friendship across generations
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The two protagonists are 'invisible' teenager Tom, who suffers from the loss of his mother and has to deal with his alcoholic father, and ex-flower-child Maggie, now in her 70s and running a small farm with sheep and chicken all by herself. Not the most typical representative of their age group, they are still portrayed very authentic.
Tom and Maggie meet at the local library, which is for both the only place they don't feel lonely - and an unusual friendship ensues. One of their projects: saving the library from imminent closure.
I absolutely enjoyed this book and its poignant story. Life is not full of roses, and neither is this story. There are some serious topics tackled here, and sometimes it was nearly heartbreaking. But at the same time it is also quite uplifting, and just as Tom and Maggie both get a lot out of their mutual friendship so does the reader. And last but not least it is a declaration of love to reading books!