The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

Charming and relatable

Mel Mitchell, Nudge

You’ll love it

Catherine Small, Irish News

This adorable book is a peach. It’s built on the same lines as Cold Comfort Farm or Chocolat... Wise, thoughtful, funny, warm, moving; all that stuff and more

Wendy Holden, Daily Mail

Katarina Bivald has written an absolutely delightful, charming book that celebrates the healing power of friendship and love often found in small towns. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend is thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish, and I could not recommend it more highly

Fannie Flagg, author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

A charmingly offbeat, genuinely amusing novel... the perfect summer read

Stylist

This is a story about community, about being needed and about belonging... A warm, cosy, compassionate read

Independent

I was captivated by this tale of books, friendship and the search for happy endings

Woman & Home

A celebration of people who read to help them survive and thrive

Sainsbury's Magazine

Bivald encourages us to look for adventure in both literature and life... Charming

Lady

An international bestseller, this quirky, offbeat novel about books, with its wry humour and wonderful characters, is a delicious read

Choice Magazine

This is a charming novel for book lovers from all walks of life… As you journey through the pages, weaving Little Women, Harry Potter, Jodi Picoult, Jane Austen, Steig Larsson and Proust around the storyline, you’ll find yourself rooting for the beautifully drawn characters, smiling at the wry humour and applauding the ending

Candis Magazine

A manifesto for booksellers, booklovers, and friendship. We should all celebrate these little bookstores, where our souls find home... one of these books you want to live in for a while

Nina George, author of The Little Paris Bookshop

A heartwarming tale about literature's power to transform

People

A heartwarming and utterly charming debut... This gentle, intelligent Midwestern tale will captivate... An ideal book group selection, it reminds us why we are book lovers and why it's nice to read a few happy endings

Library Journal, starred review

Charmingly original....sweet, quirky

Washington Post

A wonderful tale.

Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, Daily Express