The Book Swap: A Novel

The Reading List meets You’ve Got Mail in this captivating, heart-warming debut about two estranged friends who find solace, camaraderie, and perhaps even love, written in the margins of their favourite books when they accidentally begin a correspondence through an anonymous book exchange.

“A love letter to books and reading. This debut is catnip for any book geek. I just loved it.” —Cesca Major, author of Maybe Next Time, a Reese’s Book Club Pick Still reeling from a recent tragedy, Erin Connolly knows she needs to start living, but has no idea how. When she accidentally donates her favorite book—a heavily annotated copy of To Kill a Mockingbird containing a memento she can’t be without—to a local little community library, she’s devastated. But then the book turns up a week later, back in the library with fresh notes in the margins, along with an invitation in a copy of Great Expectations to meet her newfound pen pal. A life-changing conversation, written only in the margins of beloved classic books, begins between Erin and her Mystery Man. Following each other through the pages of their favorite novels as the book exchange continues, they both begin to open up, falling into a friendship…and maybe something more. But Erin and her pen pal have a shared history that neither of them has guessed. Faced with painful reminders of the past—and the one person she swore never to forgive—Erin finds herself at a crossroads. One that could change her life forever. A book-lovers dream! References to the following classics can be found in The Book Swap.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

MANSFIELD PARK

THE GREAT GATSBY

MIDDLEMARCH

BELOVED

ON THE ROAD

THE BELL JAR

About the Author

Tessa Bickers studied journalism at Bournemouth university, and went on to co-present a breakfast radio show in the South West of England. Moving into celebrity news, she's interviewed some of the biggest names in show business, including Leonardo DiCaprio and the cast of Sex and the City. Tess started her creative career as a singer-songwriter and after a few failed X Factor auditions she went on to perform at Glastonbury Festival with her band Tess and the Tellers. These days she's replaced her guitar with a keyboard, and songs for books. THE BOOK SWAP is her debut novel.