“Books are what have brought us together. A love of the stories within, the adventures they take us on, their glorious distraction in a time of strife. And a reminder that we always have hope.” 🥹❤️

In another life, I could only hope that I would be a Grace Bennett.

I quickly fell in love with the characters in this story. With Grace, Mrs. Weatherford, and especially with Mr. Evans, the curmudgeonly bookstore owner whose heart softened along the way.

There isn’t much plot to this one, but there’s a lot of heart. If you’re at all interested in getting a peek into what life was like during the London Blitz, how bookstores were affected, and how a young girl can fall in love with reading and bring a community together in times of strife, I highly recommend picking up The Last Bookshop in London.

This was my first book by Madeline Martin, but it won’t be my last.