Emilia Nightengale is shattered when her beloved father passes away after a brief illness. She is left with an established bookshop, employees that are like family, and a small village that loves to read. There is Jackson, the young father who comes into the shop under the guise of picking out a book to read to his son. There is Sarah, the local Lady of the Manor, who had much more than a fondness for books that kept her regularly visiting the shop. There is Bea, the new mother who is desperate to return to her pre-baby life. There is Marlowe, a member of her father's quartet. Although he has a girlfriend, Emilia can't help but feel a connection to him. All of these people make Emilia feel loved and provide comfort in the days after her father's death. Especially when she discovered that the shop was in grave danger of failing. Even though she has no inclination to sell the bookshop to the real estate developer who hounded her father before his death, Emilia doesn't know how she is going to get the shop out of debt and turning a profit.
How to Find Love in a Bookshop was an absolutely enchanting novel. The characters are rich and diverse and easy to absolutely adore. Emilia quickly became one one of those characters that a reader wants to see with a happy ending. She loved to read just as much as her father but was more realistic about the business side of things. However, the bookstore manager in me kept saying "YOU ARE OVERSTAFFED!!!" In my mind, I was coming up with all of these ideas for Emilia to drive business, but in the end, an overflowed bathtub really forced her hand. All of the village folks had their own stories and all of them had some sort of connection to the bookshop. In the end, they all found the happiness they sought, but not the happiness they were first seeking. It really made for an engrossing read from start to finish.
Bottom line - How to Find Love in a Bookshop was an absolutely delightful ode to booksellers and book lovers everywhere. With familiar book titles littering the pages, any book lover is sure to fall in love with this novel just like I did!
Details:
- How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry
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- Pages: 352
- Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Date:8/15/2017
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