Between Life and Death There Is a Library

A Novel by Matt Haig

When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Each book represents a different life she could have lived. Which one will she choose?

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About the Book

The Midnight Library is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived. Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality.

One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself?

Would any of these other lives truly be better? In The Midnight Library, Matt Haig's enchanting blockbuster novel, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life.

3M+ Copies Sold
40+ Languages
#1 NYT Bestseller

Critical Acclaim

★★★★★

"A beautiful fable about regret and the choices that make up a life. Haig writes with warmth, wit, and wisdom."

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J.K. Rowling

Author of Harry Potter

★★★★★

"Haig is one of the most inspirational popular writers on mental health of our age. This book is a triumph."

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Adam Grant

Organizational Psychologist

★★★★★

"A compelling, thought-provoking read that challenges us to examine our own lives and the choices we make."

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Reese Witherspoon

Actress & Producer

About the Author

Matt Haig

Matt Haig is a British author for children and adults. His memoir Reasons to Stay Alive was a number one bestseller, staying in the British top ten for 46 weeks. His children's book A Boy Called Christmas was a runaway hit and is translated in over 40 languages.

The Midnight Library has sold over 3 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 40 languages. Matt Haig has been candid about his own struggles with mental health, and his work often explores themes of depression, anxiety, and the meaning of life with empathy and insight.

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