Book Review: ‘Our Missing Hearts: A Novel’: The Power of Words in a Search for Love

Book Review: ‘Our Missing Hearts: A Novel’: The Power of Words in a Search for Love
The book's main character finds temporary sanctuary and respite with librarians and they help him on his quest. popartic/Shutterstock
Anita L. Sherman
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I’m old enough to remember the days when, to find a book at the local library, you would be referred to the card catalog.

Often housed in vintage wooden cases and jammed tightly together, these typed—and sometimes handwritten—cards carried series of numbers, titles, authors, and brief descriptions of shelved books to be found in the labyrinth of thousands of books, all carefully cataloged and each in their place.

Anita L. Sherman
Anita L. Sherman
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Anita L. Sherman is an award-winning journalist who has more than 20 years of experience as a writer and editor for local papers and regional publications in Virginia. She now works as a freelance writer and is working on her first novel. She is the mother of three grown children and grandmother to four, and she resides in Warrenton, Va. She can be reached at [email protected]
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