The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend [Paperback]

<p><strong>A <em>New York Times</em>and <em>USA Today</em>Bestseller</strong></p><p>"A heartwarming tale about literature's power to transform." — <em>People</em></p><p><strong>A heartwarming reminder of why we are booklovers, this is a sweet, smart story about how books find us, change us, and connect us. </strong></p><p><em>Once you let a book into your life, the most unexpected things can happen...</em></p><p>Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone like Sara, who traveled all the way from Sweden just to meet her book-loving pen pal, Amy. When she arrives, however, she finds Amy's funeral guests just leaving. The residents of Broken Wheel are happy to look after their bewildered visitor—there's not much else to do in a dying small town that's almost beyond repair. </p><p>You certainly wouldn't open a bookstore. And definitely not with the tourist in charge. You'd need a vacant storefront (Main Street is full of them), books (Amy's house is full of them), and...customers.</p><p>The bookstore might be a little quirky. Then again, so is Sara. But Broken Wheel's own story might be more eccentric and surprising than she thought.</p><p><strong>Books 1?Life 0</strong></p><p>The strange woman standing on Hope's main street was so ordinary it was almost scandalous. A thin, plain figure dressed in an autumn coat much too gray and warm for the time of year, a backpack lying on the ground by her feet, an enormous suitcase resting against one of her legs. Those who happened to witness her arrival couldn't help feeling it was inconsiderate for someone to care so little about their appearance. It seemed as though this woman was not the slightest bit interested in making a good impression on them.</p><p>Her hair was a nondescript shade of brown, held back with a carelessly placed hair cliplC$