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The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts
- Author
- Annie Darling
- Narrator
- Laura Kirman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 25 August 2016
- Run Time
- 9 hours 9 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A delightful new series set in a quaint old bookshop, for fans of Julia Quinn and Jenny Colgan.
Where happy ever after is only a page awayOnce upon a time in a crumbling London bookshop, Posy Morland spent her life lost in the pages of her favourite romantic novels.
So when Bookend’s eccentric owner, Lavinia, dies and leaves the shop to Posy, she must put down her books and join the real world. Because Posy hasn’t just inherited an ailing business, but also the unwelcome attentions of Lavinia’s grandson, Sebastian, AKA The Rudest Man In London™.
Posy has a cunning plan and six months to transform Bookends into the bookshop of her dreams – if only Sebastian would leave her alone to get on with it. As Posy and her friends fight to save their beloved bookshop, Posy’s drawn into a battle of wills with Sebastian, about whom she’s started to have some rather feverish fantasies…
Like her favourite romantic heroines, will she get her happy ever after too?
Critics Review
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‘Completely hilarious and breathtakingly romantic’ Cressida McLaughlin
‘Sophisticated, romantic, compelling and absolutely charming. A brilliant new addition to the romantic comedy genre, I loved it’ Alex Brown
‘Get ready to fall in love … an instant heart-warmer’ RED
‘A delightful romcom’ PRIMA
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Details
- Author
- Annie Darling
- Narrator
- Laura Kirman
- Duration
- 9 hours 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 August 2016
- ISBN
- 9780008173135
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Modern and Contemporary romance, Romance: wholesome / clean, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Fiction: pastiche
Synopsis
A delightful new series set in a quaint old bookshop, for fans of Julia Quinn and Jenny Colgan. Where happy ever after is only a page away Once upon a time in a crumbling London bookshop, Posy Morland spent her life lost in the pages of her favourite romantic novels. So when Bookend’s eccentric owner, Lavinia, dies and leaves the shop to Posy, she must put down her books and join the real world. Because Posy hasn’t just inherited an ailing business, but also the unwelcome attentions of Lavinia’s grandson, Sebastian, AKA The Rudest Man In London™. Posy has a cunning plan and six months to transform Bookends into the bookshop of her dreams – if only Sebastian would leave her alone to get on with it. As Posy and her friends fight to save their beloved bookshop, Posy’s drawn into a battle of wills with Sebastian, about whom she’s started to have some rather feverish fantasies… Like her favourite romantic heroines, will she get her happy ever after too?
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