Book description
A âheart-wrenching and humorousâ (Publishers Weekly) love story for anyone whoâs ever wanted somethingâor someoneâjust out of reach, Colleen Oakleyâs Close Enough to Touch will delight fans of Jojo Moyesâs One Plus One and Graeme Simsionâs The Rosie Project.
Can you miss something you never had?
Jubilee Jenkins isâŠ
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. Sheâs 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 longingâespecially after she develops feelings for a man?
This book is full of hope, despair, and yearning, but those words alone donâtâŠ
From Laurie's list on those days when you want the real world to go away.
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