This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page*. Berkley, 3 February 2026.
Tilly Nightingale has been a widow for a mere 6 months. She's having trouble coming to terms with the death of her husband, and is (not) dealing with it by throwing herself into her job as an editor.
Previously a voracious reader, Tilly hasn't opened a book since Joe was diagnosed with cancer.
Then she gets a call from bookstore owner Alfie Lane, who informs her that, prior to his death, Joe had arranged for him to give her a book, with a letter enclosed, every month for one year. Knowing that Tilly had lost one of her greatest comforts, Joe arranged for each book to gently pull Tilly further out of her self-imposed isolation.
Tilly finds herself doing things and going places she'd never imagined experiencing.
During the course of the year, Tilly and Alfie develop a close friendship, which also eases Tilly's grief process.
Ms. Page has sensitively chronicled a difficult journey in a young woman's life. The story she tells is engrossing, and satisfying.
Highly recommended!
*I borrowed this ebook from my local library.
Cross-posted on my Substack.
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