The Authenticity Project
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4.1 • 96 Ratings
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- £7.99
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
Brought to you by Penguin.
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'A joyous, funny read that leaves you all warm inside' Beth Morrey, author of Saving Missy
'Feel-good...full of hope. A quirky cast of characters you can't help but root for'Woman & Home, Book of the Month
Listen to the warm, poignant and uplifting New York Times bestseller and Radio 2 Book Club pick, loved by readers.
Six strangers with one thing in common: their lives aren't always what they make them out to be.
What would happen if they told the truth instead?
Julian Jessop is tired of hiding the deep loneliness he feels. So he begins The Authenticity Project - a small green notebook containing the truth about his life.
Leaving the notebook on a table in his friendly neighbourhood café, Julian never expects Monica, the owner, to track him down after finding it. Or that she'll be inspired to write down her own story.
Little do they realize that such small acts of honesty hold the power to impact all those who discover the notebook and change their lives completely.
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Readers are falling in love with The Authenticity Project:
***** 'A charming, funny and uplifting story.'
***** 'Full of optimism . . . I defy anyone not to pick it up and be both transported and delighted.'
***** 'An absolute gem of a book . . . brings both honesty and the perfect level of escapism to give you a warm fuzzy glow inside.'
© Clare Pooley 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Sometimes, you encounter a story so heartwarming that you just want to hold it close and savour every line. Clare Pooley’s The Authenticity Project is a genuinely uplifting tale that starts with something awfully moving. Julian Jessop—a painter nearing 80 and experiencing crushing loneliness—unwittingly begins the titular project after committing his innermost feelings to a green notepad that he leaves in a London cafe. Its owner, experiencing similar feelings herself, in turn adds her feelings to the notebook and passes it forward. Soon, it sparks a mini revolution as its recipients unlock the huge emotional impact of seemingly small acts of honesty. Beautifully read by Anna Cordell, this is a funny, deeply affecting tale that will take you down avenues that you least expected.
Customer Reviews
The Authenticity Project
This was a very enjoyable read about a collection of different characters and their intertwining stories. All of the people in the book are interesting and could be described as good, although some get there quicker than others.
Monica deserves her happiness in the end but I guess so does everyone else in the ensuing plots. The book had some interesting things to say about the rise of social media as well. Both good and bad. How it is an excellent way to connect people but also how it enables us to live false lives and then hide behind them. Definitely an up beat read for these difficult times.
The authenticity project
Very predictable
Passes the time
But it’s quite poorly written and the characters become annoying. But it breezes along quite happily and if you don’t want much depth it’s fine.