Close Enough to Touch: A Novel
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...
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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 o
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ISBN:
9781501139291 (1501139290)
Publisher: Gallery Books
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
There is a section on New York Public Library's website where librarians recommend some of their favorite books. I have been known to trawl through looking for ideas about what to read next (because I'm clearly lacking in books lol) and that's where I came across Close Enough to Touch by Colleen Oak...
A girl who has a rare allergy - people. A man who is trying to be a father. When two lost souls met in a library, you will expect some thing magical to happen. Here's what I like about this book and there is nothing magical that will happen - its real romance that puts two people in a situation that...
By: Colleen Oakley ISBN:1501139266 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 3/7/2017 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars Talented storyteller, Colleen Oakley returns following her smashing debut, Before I Go (2015) with her latest poignant love story, CLOSE ENOUGH TO TOUCH – full of emotion, rea...
One time a boy kissed me and I almost died... And so begins the story of Jubilee Jenkins, a young woman with a rare and debilitating medical condition: she’s allergic to other humans. After a humiliating near-death experience in high school, Jubilee has become a recluse, living the past nine years i...
Title: Close Enough to TouchAuthor: Colleen OakleyPublisher: Art to Artist, LLC.Reviewed By: Arlena DeanRating: FourReview: "Close Enough to Touch" by Colleen Oakley My Thoughts.... What a unique story this was of a Jubilee Jenkins being allergic to actual human contact and not leaving her home for ...
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