Far more sophisticated than in Drayton, Norfolk.Įqual parts nerves and eagerness vibrated about inside Grace. They wore smartly cut clothing in the chic styles of city life. People hovered on the platform, as eager to get on as those within were to get off. The train pulled to a stop within Farringdon Station, its name clearly marked on the wall inside a strip of blue set within a red circle. Never did she imagine it would become her only option, especially not on the eve of war. GRACE BENNETT HAD ALWAYS DREAMED OF SOMEDAY living in London. Through blackouts and air raids, Grace continues staffing the shop, discovering a newfound comfort in the power of words and storytelling to unite her community in ways she never imagined, a power that triumphs even the darkest nights of war-torn London. But against all odds, one bookshop miraculously survives. After accepting a job at a charming bookshop nestled in the heart of the city, a haven for literary-minded locals, she feels like a fish out of water – she’s never been much of a reader, after all.Īs the bombs rain down on the city night after night, a devastating air raid leaves London’s literary center in ruins, and the libraries and shops of Paternoster Row are destroyed in a firestorm. London, autumn 1940: the Blitz has only just begun when Grace Bennett arrives in London to find the city she’s spent a lifetime dreaming about now cast in the clouds of war, and all of her plans unraveling at the seams. About the BookInspired by the true World War II history of the only bookshop to survive the Blitz, a sweeping story of wartime loss, romance, and the enduring power of literature, perfect for fans of The Paris Wife and The Lilac Girls
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