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The Midnight Library

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The Midnight Library

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
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*THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN, Matt Haig's new novel from the world of The Midnight Library, is out now*

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON
READERS' MOST LOVED BOOK OF 2021
WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION

'BEAUTIFUL' Jodi Picoult, 'UPLIFTING' i, 'BRILLIANT' Daily Mail, 'AMAZING' Joanna Cannon, 'ABSORBING' New York Times, 'THOUGHT-PROVOKING' Independent

Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?

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Critics' reviews

"A beguiling read, filled with warmth and humour, and a vibrant celebration of the power of books to change lives"
"A beautiful fable, an It's a Wonderful Life for the modern age – impossibly timely when we are all stuck in a world we wish could be different" (JODI PICOULT)
"A celebration of life's possibilities . . . A beautiful concept . . . Charming"
"A rare and welcome light of hope and wisdom in the darkness" (JOANNE HARRIS)
"A wonderful story . . . Such a beautiful book to get lost in" (Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2)
"I can’t describe how much his work means to me. So necessary . . . The king of empathy" (JAMEELA JAMIL)
"Warm and humorous"
"A brilliant premise and great fun to have so many stories within one book"
"Amazing and utterly beautiful, The Midnight Library is everything you'd expect from the genius storyteller who is Matt Haig" (JOANNA CANNON)
"Absorbing . . . A vision of limitless possibility, of new roads taken, of new lives lived, of a whole different world available to us somehow, somewhere, might be exactly what's wanted in these troubled and troubling times"
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A modern spin on "it's a wonderful life" with multiple possible lives/universes. The atmosphere and the pace of the story was a little heavier than I had anticipated by comparison with the other books by the author I have read/listened to. In the end it was an interesting storyline, however.

"It's a wonderful life" with multiple possibilitie

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Gave me a lot to think about. Thoroughly enjoyed the book, the reading and the different approach to the idea of what comes after death.

Great story, very philosophical, different & deep.

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This story came to my attention at the right time. I learnt a lot. Thank you, Mr. Haig. I like your books very much, but this one is special (for me).
For me this is even deeper and more inspiring than Coelo”s Alchemist…

Life changing

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I just loved this loved this book! Everyone wanders how life could have been if they made a different choice at some point. And sometimes we get lost in that thought and forget how many opportunities are open to us in the life we have. There is nothing I didn’t like and the narrator was just awesome! 10000 % recommend!

Fabulous

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Die Leserin hat eine angenehme Stimme und man kann ihr gut folgen und auch lange zuhören. Die Geschichte selbst ist schön geschrieben, ich fand die Ideen für die verschiedenen Leben super. Die Story ist insgesamt rund, wenn auch nicht besonders anspruchsvoll für den Leser. In der richtigen Stimmung perfekt.

Insgesamt gutes Buch, schön gelesen

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