Aleisha discovers that reading is also a way to connect with her distant mother. These novels not only give them something to talk about and share, but teach them new things about themselves and each other. They read To Kill a Mockingbird, Rebecca, The Kite Runner, Life of Pi, Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, Beloved, and A Suitable Boy. Mukesh and Aleisha begin discussing the books that they are reading. She shares these same titles with Mukesh, a new library regular. One day she discovers a mysterious reading list in the back of To Kill a Mockingbird, and decides to work her way down the list of books. However, because of her mother Leilah's tenuous mental health, she must keep the job to help her brother Aidan support the family. While there, he meets a young library employee named Aleisha and starts an unexpected friendship.Īleisha is unenthused about working at the library over her summer break from school. Eager to discover more fictional worlds, he visits his local Harrow Road Library, located in the town, Wembley, where he lives. The book surprises him, granting him clarity on his life and new perspective on his grief. When Mukesh finds his wife's old library book, The Time Traveler's Wife, in her belongings, he decides to turn to reading. He longs for a way to connect with his family and to find his way back to happiness. When they are visiting, Mukesh feels incapable of communicating with them. Their busy schedules keep them from spending time with Mukesh.

Although he has three daughters, Rohini, Vritti, and Deepali, and a young granddaughter, Priya, they are not often around. Her absence leaves him feeling alone and ungrounded. He relied upon Naina for comfort, order, and regularity. Two years after his wife Naina's death, Mukesh is still struggling to regain his balance. The following summary relies upon the present tense and a linear mode of explanation. The novel employs an unconventional narrative structure, which takes its inspiration from one of the primary characters Mukesh's late wife Naina's reading list.

Sara Nisha Adams's novel The Reading List is written from the third person point of view and in both the present and past tenses. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Adams, Sara Nisha.

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