The Bookshop on the Shore

Published Dec. 20, 2019 by William Morrow Paperbacks.

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978-0-06-285018-8
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3 stars (7 reviews)

Zoe is a single mother, sinking beneath the waves trying to cope by herself in London. Hari, her gorgeous little boy is perfect in every way except for the fact that he just doesn't speak, at all. When her landlord raises the rent on her flat, Zoe doesn't know where to turn. Then Hari's aunt suggests Zoe could move to Scotland to help run a bookshop. Going from the lonely city to a small village in the Highlands could be the change Zoe and Hari desperately need. Faced with an unwelcoming boss, a moody, distant bookseller named Ramsay Urquart, and a band of unruly children, Zoe wonders if she's made the right decision. But Hari has found his very first real friend, and no one could resist the beauty of the loch glinting in the summer sun. If only Ramsay would just be a little more approachable.

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4 stars

I didn't expect to like this as much as I did. Great escape, another lovely homage to Good Books, and a good page-turner.

She mostly avoided stereotypes and cliche romance ... (spoiler alert ...)







.. until the ending, which you could see coming a mile away. Alas, the conclusion felt rushed and a little bit forced, but still was well-executed. This was exactly the gentle read I needed.