The Midnight Library

Between life and death there is a library.

When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to live her life differently. Here, shelves upon shelves of books represent the different paths her life might have taken. With the help of an old friend, she can now undo every regret, try every different life choice, find out how things would be if she had made other decisions...

Would she have done anything different, if she had the chance to undo her regrets?

A dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived, from the internationally bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and How To Stop Time.

The library was vast and seemed to stretch on forever. Every book was a different life she could have lived, a different path she could have taken. The weight of infinite possibilities pressed down on her shoulders as she walked between the endless shelves.

"Welcome to the Midnight Library," said Mrs. Elm, her old school librarian, appearing from between the stacks with a warm smile. "I've been waiting for you, Nora."

The familiar face brought comfort in this strange, liminal space between life and death. The library hummed with a quiet energy, as if all the stories within were alive, waiting to be experienced.

"How does this work?" Nora asked, her voice echoing softly in the vast space.

"Each book represents a life you could have lived," Mrs. Elm explained, gesturing to the infinite shelves. "Every regret, every 'what if,' every path not taken - they're all here. You can experience any of them, live them as if they were your reality."

Nora reached for a book at random, its cover shimmering with possibility. As her fingers touched the spine, she felt a pull, a sense of being drawn into another existence entirely...