Theo of Golden
A Novel
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4.6 • 283 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENONEMON
A Katie Couric Book Club Pick • A Jen Hatmaker Book Club Pick
“[A] word-of-mouth smash hit.” —The New York Times
“A treasure.” —Hoda Kotb
One spring morning, a stranger named Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden. He doesn’t explain much about where he came from or why he’s there—but when he visits the local coffeehouse, where pencil portraits of the people of Golden hang on the walls, he begins purchasing them, one at a time, and giving each portrait to the person depicted. In exchange, he asks only for the person’s story. And so portrait by portrait, person by person, secrets are revealed, regrets are shared, and ordinary lives are profoundly altered.
A story of giving and receiving, of seeing and being seen, Theo of Golden is an unforgettable novel about the power of generosity, the importance of connection, and the quiet miracles that happen when we choose kindness and wonder.
Customer Reviews
Great read
Great read and truly inspirational!
Theo of Golden
I have never written a review on a book prior to today.
Five stars +++++. Stunningly beautiful writing and story from cover to cover.
Being read to from infancy (Sept. 1961) by my mother, and all my readings to completion of “Theo of Golden”today, 65 years, this book has moved to Number One on my all-time favourite reads.
And what a nice surprise for me, nearing the end of the book — a character with my name. My only regret is that knowing very little of her from the book, that she had been a nicer character.
Celeste, September 2026
Loving kindness
Made me pause and feel good about the world.