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Close Enough to Touch

From the bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise and Jane and Dan at the End of the World

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 is "a treat...fans of Jojo Moyes will rejoice" (Booklist).

Can you miss something you never had?

Jubilee Jenkins is no ordinary librarian. With a rare allergy to human touch, any skin-to-skin contact could literally kill her. But after retreating into solitude for nearly ten years, Jubilee’s decided to brave the world again, despite the risks. Armed with a pair of gloves, long sleeves, and her trusty bicycle, she finally ventures out the front door—and into her future.

Eric Keegan has troubles of his own. With his daughter from a failed marriage no longer speaking to him, and his brilliant, if psychologically troubled, adopted son attempting telekinesis, Eric’s struggling to figure out how his life got so off course, and how to be the dad—and man—he wants so desperately to be. So when an encounter over the check-out desk at the local library entangles his life with that of a beautiful—albeit eccentric—woman, he finds himself wanting nothing more than to be near her.

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.

Audiobook

  • Published: 3/7/2017

  • Language: English

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

  • ISBN: 9781508230786

E-book

  • Published: 3/7/2017

  • Language: English

  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin

  • ISBN: 9781925575231

  • Consultation of this title is included in your subscription. For your information, the rental price set by the publisher is €6.04 (i.e. €0.02 per page read).

Author:

  • Colleen Oakley

Narrators:

  • Candace Thaxton
  • Kirby Heyborne

Format:

  • Audiobook
  • E-book

Duration:

  • 11 h 38 min
  • 291 pages

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Romance
  • Modern romance

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    Colleen Oakley is an Atlanta-based writer and author of the novel Before I Go. Her articles, essays, and interviews have been featured in The New York Times, Ladies’ Home Journal, Marie Claire, Women’s Health, Redbook, Parade, and Martha Stewart Weddings. Before she was a freelance writer, Colleen was editor in chief of Women’s Health & Fitness and senior editor at Marie Claire. Close Enough to Touch is her second novel.

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