Some books find us at the right moment, almost like they were waiting for us. And when we come across that one line, or that one passage that cuts right through us, it feels like the writer put words to something we’ve always felt but never articulated.

This episode of The Stories That Shape Us is about these books. What makes some books feel so personal - and how do they find us at exactly the right time?

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