Book description
A “heart-wrenching and humorous” (Publishers Weekly) love story for anyone who’s ever wanted something—or someone—just out of reach, Colleen Oakley’s Close Enough to Touch will delight fans of Jojo Moyes’s One Plus One and Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project.
Can you miss something you never had?
Jubilee Jenkins is…
Why read it?
1 author picked Close Enough to Touch as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Imagine being so allergic to human touch that it is impossible to have romantic love in your life.
Jubilee Jenkins is a character you will root for, cry over, and sometimes wish you could kick in the butt. She’s forced to face her fears after her mother dies, and she even gets a job - one that deals with the public.
Will she die? Will she be motivated to find a cure? Or will she spend her life longing–especially after she develops feelings for a man?
This book is full of hope, despair, and yearning, but those words alone don’t…
From Laurie's list on The best books for those days when you want the real world to go away.
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