Ask a Bookseller: A novel celebrating everyday beauty
Stephanie Hochschild of The Book Stall in Winnetka, Illinois, knows the book that she is recommending sounds quiet and simple, but that doesn’t mean it should be overlooked. Far from it. The novel is “Leonard and Hungry Paul” by debut Irish author and musician Rónán Heston, and it recently came out in paperback. Leonard and Hungry Paul are friends; they’re both single, in their 30s, and still live at home. Leonard is mourning the loss of his mother. He writes children's encyclopedias, and he’s held onto a sense of youthful wonder about the world. Hungry Paul — we don’t really ever learn how…
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