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The Lost Bookshop

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The thing about books,’ she said ‘is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you could ever dream of.’
On a quiet street in Dublin, a lost bookshop is waiting to be found…

For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives.

But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as extraordinary as the ones found in the pages of their beloved books. And by unlocking the secrets of the shelves, they find themselves transported to a world of wonder… where nothing is as it seems.

The story is told in alternating chapters, in the past with Opaline and in present day with Martha and Henry. From the very start of the novel I knew this was one I was going to love, and I absolutely did.

Opaline is a wonderful character who in the 1920’s was very much for women doing it for themselves and finds herself leaving home after trying to be forced into a marriage she doesn’t want. Having always loved books and reading, she is keen to learn more about books and become a bit of a bookseller. Her story is very much an emotional one and a reminder of what it was like for a single woman living in that time.

There is something magical about this story. Madam Bowman, who is just a brilliant character, adds an air of mystery and I loved her independence. You feel when Martha starts working for her that both need each other, as much as themselves and it makes for wonderful reading as some weird things happen in her home. Whilst Martha isn’t a lover of reading herself, she is quickly drawn into Henry’s quest for finding not only the vanishing bookshop but also a missing manuscript by one of the Bronte sisters.

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Call Number

823.92 WOO l

Publisher

United Kingdom : HarperCollins., 2023

Collation

434 hlm; 14x21 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-00-860921-4

Classification

823.92

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Edition

Cet. 10

Subject(s)

Novel
Fiksi Inggris

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