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Sep 12, 2024 · Sloane Parker. Sloane Parker, the protagonist of The Lonely Hearts Book Club, is a librarian in her thirties who struggles with profound loneliness and unresolved grief over the death of her sister, Emily. Despite living close to her parents and being engaged to Brett Marcowitz, Sloane feels disconnected from her life.
In The Lonely Hearts Book Club, small-town librarian Sloane Parker has been trapped by her loneliness and grief ever since her sister, Emily Parker, died years prior. Her parents live nearby, she’s engaged to Brett Marcowitz, and she’s friendly with her coworkers.
Sloane Parker. Sloane is a primary, dynamic character. Parts 1 and 6 are titled with her name and written from her first-person point of view. These sections render the narrative world according to Sloane’s perception of it. In the narrative present, Sloane is a librarian in her small hometown of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Mar 28, 2023 · The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore Pays Homage to Friendships Around Books! Sloane Parker is a friendless librarian at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library and Arthur McLachlan is the crotchety old gentleman who she counts on each day promptly at 10:30 AM.
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- Lucy Gilmore
Sloane Parker meets Arthur McLachlan on a typical work day at the library. She’s restocking the fiction section when Arthur accuses her of blocking his way. They get into a spat, and Arthur insults Sloane. Sloane wishes she could be more like her late sister, Emily, and know how to respond.
Sloane is a librarian in a small town who enjoys a snarky back-and-forth with a curmudgeonly patron named Arthur. When he doesn't show up as usual, she gets concerned and finds that he's not well. With his quirky neighbor, Maisie, Sloane starts a book club to ensure that Arthur is cared for.
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Mar 27, 2023 · The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore is a wonderful and emotional standalone novel. The storyline revolves around 5 main characters, who will eventually form a book club. We meet Sloane Parker, our heroine, who loves her job as a librarian, and is engaged to a chiropractor doctor.
