The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

The Authenticity Project

by Clare Pooley

WASHINGTON POST “FEEL-GOOD BOOK guaranteed to lift your spirits”

“A warm, charming tale about the rewards of revealing oneself, warts and all.”
—People

The story of a solitary green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendship, and even love


Julian Jessop, an eccentric, lonely artist and septuagenarian believes that most people aren't really honest with each other. But what if they were? And so he writes—in a plain, green journal—the truth about his own life and leaves it in his local café. It's run by the incredibly tidy and efficient Monica,...Read more

Reviewed by lisacee on

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A really lovely book showing that not everyone is as they seem, especially on social media. I could have done without (show spoiler) , but the feelings of connection, family, honesty, and community are what will stick with me for a long time.

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