The Reader on the 6.27

Love is a journey . . .

'Similar in look and feel to Amélie . . . The Reader on the

1. 27 is a tale that never loses its capacity to enchant'

Guylain Vignolles lives on the edge of existence. Working at a book pulping factory in a job he hates, he has but one pleasure in life . . .

Sitting on the

1. 27 train each day, Guylain recites aloud from pages he has saved from the jaws of his monstrous pulping machine. But it is when he discovers the diary of a lonely young woman, Julie - a woman who feels as lost in the world as he does - that his journey will truly begin.

   'Looks set to become a book club favourite'

'The humanity of the characters . . . the re-enchantment of everyday life, the power of words and literature, tenderness and humour . . . The Reader on the

1. 27 is a must'