Clare Pooley – The Authenticity Project

Today is my blogs turn on The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley. I must say, I don’t normally read a lot of anything other than crime, but when I read the blurb for this book it piqued my interest immediately. It’s a little gem for sure.

The story begins with Julian, an elderly man who usually leads a solitary life. He has no reason to trust people, as he feels no one is honest. He decides to write his truth about himself in a little green book and leave it on a cafe table. Monica, the cafe owner finds the book and does the same. She writes about her vulnerablilities in life. Monica then leaves the little green book in a bar and several people all write in the book also. Through this chain of events a number of people actually meet up and become friends. The crux of the matter is, is being authentic enough? You will have to read the book to discover what happens to the authenticity project next.

It is a heart warming and in some ways a joyous tale a lot lighter read than I am used to. It is great to think that this could happen in real life and maybe people could let their personal guards down to allow others in. It isn’t all a bed of roses though and the book explores that side of things also.
Thank you to Anne Cater for asking me to be on this blog tour.