Mobile Library

Hardback Published on: 15/01/2015
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Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Bobby Nusku is an archivist of his mother. He catalogues traces of her life and waits for her to return home.

Bobby thinks that he's been left to face the world alone until he meets lonely single mother Val and her daughter Rosa. They spend a magical summer together, discovering the books in the mobile library where Val works as a cleaner. But as the summer draws to a close, Bobby finds himself in trouble and Val is in danger of losing her job. There's only one thing to do -- and so they take to the road in the mobile library...

Quirky, dark, magical and full of heart, Mobile Library is both a tragicomic road trip and a celebration of the adventures that books can take us on. It's a love-letter to unlikely families and the stories that shaped us.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • ISBN: 9781447274728
  • Number of pages: 256
  • Dimensions: 223 x 143 x 26 mm
  • Weight: 414g

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Mobile Library
Personally, I was rather disappointed by this book especially with all the hype I'd heard before I read it myself. I found I could leave it for several day... READ MORE
Sophie Franklin
Mobile Library
Hooray for books!
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies ... The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R. R. Martin Hooray for books. Hooray for the famili... READ MORE
Leilah at Doncaster
Mobile Library
recommended
Thank you to Waterstones for this review copy. I had no idea what to expect from this book after reading the blurb. However, I am pleased to report that ... READ MORE
Fiona Sharp
Mobile Library
Mobile Library by David Whitehouse is a wonderful read. Using the mobile library as a “vehicle” to explore the sad story of a lonely child, the author we... READ MORE
Snare
Mobile Library
Enjoy this delightful yarn
Mobile Library stole my heart! It is touching, sweet and innocent - a real find. In this book a young boy, Bobby, endures a hard life suffering from bullyi... READ MORE
KimG9
Mobile Library
Stories aren't stories until they are told...
I enjoyed this novel by David Whitehouse and the interesting genre of adult fiction from a child's perspective. I took to the main character of Bobby Nusku... READ MORE
K Hollingworth
Mobile Library
Unusual Story, Highly Enjoyable
The Mobile Library is the story of a boy, Bobby Nusku, who has a difficult home and school life. After meeting Val Reed and her daughter Rosa he finds sola... READ MORE
Christine Constable
Mobile Library
A novel that centres on the escapism of books
Bobby Nusku is in search of somewhere he will find belonging. His mum leaves him in the hands of a disinterested and abusive father and his peers bully him... READ MORE
Joy Finlayson
Mobile Library
A simple and likeable story
It took me a little while to get into this book, but once I did it didn't take long to finish it. It's an easy, fast-paced book. The characters are mostly ... READ MORE
kendrafortune