After eloping with her boyfriend, librarian Elsie Porter finds herself a young widow when her husband is struck by a car ten days into their marriage.
The fact that Elsie was a librarian was almost not relevant to the story. It is clear that she likes her job, but isn't passionate about it. A few scenes do take place at the library, including a plot-turning episode in which she punches out a patron, but I imagine any employer would have put her on leave after such an incident. There is also an almost "between the stacks" moment, right there in the World Religions section.
I found it noteworthy that she lives in a nice apartment that she is able to afford on her own. It was refreshing to read a story that doesn't harp on low pay. Some librarians actually do make decent money.
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