VPL’s Adult Summer Shortlist

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Mount Pleasant by Don Gillmor

Meet Harry Salter who hires an accountant to investigate his deceased father’s lost assets, while he is surviving his own midlife crisis of ballooning debt and his crumbling marriage.

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window & Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

Join Allen Karlsson on a hilarious adventure the day he turns 100 years old, to discover his larger-than-life backstory.

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

Follow Harold Fry on his journey between the present and the regrets of the past to deliver a letter by hand to his old friend, Queenie Hennessey, thinking she will live as long as he walks.

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

Meet another hilarious character, Don Tillman, an oddly charming and socially challenged genetics professor who’s on an unusual quest of finding out if he is capable of true love.

My Mother’s Daughter: A Memoir by Rona Maynard

Join Rona Maynard, Editor-in-Chief of Chatelaine, and discover her remarkable life story seen through the window of her relationship with her mother.

About David

I have been with VPL since January, 2002 and have spent the bulk of my time as an Adult Services Librarian at Ansley Grove Library. I enjoy non-fiction books and documentaries on a wide variety of topics. My preferred format is audiobook for my daily commute.  |  Meet the team