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"A warm, charming tale about the rewards of revealing oneself, warts and all."The story of a solitary green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendship, and even loveJulian Jessop, an eccentric, lonely artist and septuagenarian believes that most people aren't really honest with one another. But what if they were And so he writes - in a plain, green journal - the truth about his own life and leaves it in his local caf. It's run by the incredibly tidy and efficient Monica, who furtively adds her own entry and leaves the book in the wine bar across the street. Before long, the others who find the green notebook add the truths about their own deepest selves - and soon find each other In Real Life at Monica's Caf.
About the Author
Clare Pooley graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge and spent twenty years in the heady world of advertising. Clare's memoir - The Sober Diaries - has helped thousands of people around the world to quit drinking. The Authenticity Project, Clare's first novel, was a New York Times bestseller, a BBC Radio 2 book club pick, and winner of the RNA debut novel award. Clare's second novel - called The People on Platform 5 in the UK, and Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting in the USA - is coming in May/June 2022
