About the Book:
This is a heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of books to bring them together, written by the bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London.
In Nottingham, England, widow Emma Taylor finds herself in desperate need of a job. She and her beloved daughter Olivia have always managed just fine independently. Still, with the legal restrictions prohibiting widows with children from most employment opportunities, she’s left with only one option: persuading the manageress at Boots’ Booklover’s Library to take a chance on her with a job.
When the threat of war in England becomes a reality, Olivia must be evacuated to the countryside. After being separated from her daughter, Emma seeks solace in the unlikely friendships she forms with her neighbors and coworkers and a renewed sense of purpose through her recommendations to the library’s quirky regulars. But the job doesn’t come without its difficulties. Books are mysteriously misshelved and disappearing, and the work at the lending library forces her to confront the memories of her late father and the bookstore they once owned together before a terrible accident.
As the Blitz intensifies in Nottingham and Emma fights to reunite with her daughter, she must learn to depend more than ever on her community and the power of literature to find hope in the darkest of times.
Author Madeline Martin – photo provided by publicist
About the Author: Madeline Martin is a New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of historical fiction and romance with books translated into over twenty-five different languages.
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