The Librarian

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A charmingly subversive novel about a library in 1950s England, by the acclaimed author of The Cleaner of ChartresSylvia Blackwell, a young woman in her twenties, moves to East Mole, a quaint market town in middle England, to start a new job as a children s librarian But the apparently pleasant town is not all it seems Sylvia falls in love with an older man but it s her connection to his precocious young daughter and her neighbours son which will change her life and put them, the library and her job under threat.How does the library alter the young children s lives and how do the children fare as a result of the books Sylvia introduces them to New Read [ The Librarian ] Author [ Salley Vickers ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook which was set in the 1950 s Easy to read but very hard to put down.starsThe Librarian, written by Salley Vickers, is a dream novel if you are a booklover It is of course set predominately in a library and follows the journey of Sylvia Blackwell, a young woman who takes up the position of a Children s Librarian in a declining library The story that gently unfolds is one of friendship, love, aspirations and the power of books.In the year 1958, a twenty five year old woman, Sylvia Blackwell, leaves her life in Swindon f starsThe Librarian, written by Salley Vickers, is a dream novel if you are a booklover It is of course set predominately in a library and follows the journey of Sylvia Blackwell, a young woman who takes up the position of a Children s Librarian in a declining library The story that gently unfolds is one of friendship, love, aspirations and the power of books.In the year 1958, a twenty five year old woman, Sylvia Blackwell, leaves her life in Swindon for a new one in the small market town of East Mole Sylvia has scored a positi...Who is Sylvia What is she Some spoilers It is 1958 and 25 year old Sylvia arrives in East Mole to take up the post of Children s Librarian Keen to share her love of children s literature with the local youngsters, Sylvia hopes to transform the dowdy, unloved section of the library into a welcoming hub for the children of this parochial village But as we know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions And when she meets handsome Dr Hugh Bell also newly arrived in East Mole and wit Who is Sylvia What is she Some spoilers It is 1958 and 25 year old Sylvia arrives in East Mole to take up the post of Children s Librarian Keen to share her love of children s literature with the local youngsters, Sylvia hopes to transform the dowdy, unloved section of the library into a welcoming hub for the children of this parochial village But as we know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions And when she meets handsome Dr Hugh Bell also newly arrived... From BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime Episode 1 of 10In Salley Vickers lyrical tribute to the power of children s literature, enthusiastic new librarian Sylvia Blackwell shakes up the tight knit community of East Mole.Episode 2 of 10Sylvia launches her plan to encouragelocal children into the library but not everyone in East Mole shares her enthusiasm.Episode 3 of 10Sylvia Blackwell is delighted to find an ally in her mission to e...I read the first 48 pages out of 385 The vintage cover design is adorable, and probably drew me in against my better judgment An idealistic young woman takes up the post of Children s Librarian in a small town populated by good hearted busybodies and urchins On the twee side of pleasant Promises to be a predictable love story An excuse for the author to list off her favorite books from childhood Read Lucy Mangan s Bookworm instead There s the odd jarring line that doesn t at all match I read the first 48 pages out of 385 The vintage cover design is adorable, and probably drew me in against my better judgment An idealistic young woman takes up the post of Children s Librarian in a small town populated by good hearted busybodies and urchins On the twee side of pleasant Promises to be a predictable love story An excuse for the author to list off her favorite books from childhood Re...I could hardly believe I was reading a book by Salley Vickers, an author whose novels I have always enjoyed, and who seems to me to write interestingly and with a sure hand This novel, however, I found almost unreadable Anachronistic language and attitudes, stilted conversation, stock characters, plus some didacticism added to the mix when Vickers feels impelled to interject her views on such matters as the importance of libraries or the 11 and grammar schools The plot concerns a young woman I could hardly believe I was reading a book by Salley Vickers, an author whose novels I have always enjoyed, and who seems to me to write interestingly and with a sure hand This novel, however, I found almost unreadable Anachr...DNF BOOK Whilst I was obviously interested in a book called The Librarian as I am a librarian myself, have read other books by Salley Vickers, I just thought this book was too twee It didn t capture what librarians are really like, what it s like working in a public library, or what it s like working with outside partners, such as doctors primary schools which are highlighted in the book I think if you love books libraries are not a librarian, you will probably enjoy DNF BOOK Whilst I was obviously interested in a book called The Librarian as I am a librarian myself, have read other books by Salley Vickers, I just thought this book was too twee It didn t capture what librarians are really like, what it s like working in a public library, or what it s like w...A difficult book to review, especially since I came to it with high expectations The first half is devoted to setting the scene rural middle England in 1958 The innocent 24 year old Sylvia arrives to take up a post as Children s Librarian and settle into small town life after a city upbringing The author creates a lovely sense of time and place Sylvia is entranced by the natural world around her and by some of the people, young and adult, she comes to know during one year The story reads A difficult book to review, especially since I came to it with high expectations The first half is devoted to setting the scene rural middle England in 1958 The innocent 24 year old Sylvia arrives to take up a post as Children s Librarian and settle into small town life after a city upbringing The author creates a lovely sense o...I was enchanted by this novel, especially its evocation of 1950s England I was impressed with Vickers light touch as she navigated the misogynist, racist, religion ist, class ist mainstream world full of small minded characters ready to judge and pronounce doom on others While I found Sylvia, our protagonist, to be quite naive and not especially well educated as a librarian, it was good for me to meet her I had to get over my own expectations of what a librarian should know, should be, I was enchanted by this novel, especially its evocation of 1950s England I was impressed with Vickers light touch as she navigated the misogynist, racist, religion ist, class ist mainstream world full of small minded characters ready to judge and pronounce doom on others While I found Sylvia, our protagonist, to be quite naive and not especially well educated as a librarian, it was good for me to meet her I had to get over my own expectations of what a librarian should know, should be, especially should know better Sylvia is very young, and I sometimes forget what disastrous decisions are made when we are young Vickers also reminded me, very gently, that wisdom is not the inevitabe result of living for a long time I like her clear eyed depiction of the varied cast.The love interest, Dr Bell, is exactly the sort of man I distrust, so I was a bit cross with Sylvia for falling for him However I loved the characte...This was difficult to review I ve read several of this author s books and consider myself a fan but I struggled with this one I almost put it down several times which is why I couldn t give it four stars It does pick up about halfway in but then finishes with a strange and seemingly superfluous Part 2 There were a number of characters I found unappealing In general, I found myself not caring about any of them which usually causes me to abandon a book.However, the writing is beautiful a...

The Librarian
  • English
  • 20 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 400 pages
  • 0241321735
  • Salley Vickers
  • The Librarian