The Bookseller's Secret by Michelle Gable

Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own.

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Sometimes f you are lucky you discover a book that feeds your joy. The book doesn't have to be great or inspiring it can just be a story that takes you on a journey. This book did that for me.

Book Description

In 1942, London, Nancy Mitford is worried about more than air raids and German spies. Still recovering from a devastating loss, the once sparkling Bright Young Thing is estranged from her husband, her allowance has been cut, and she’s given up her writing career. On top of this, her five beautiful but infamous sisters continue making headlines with their controversial politics.

Eager for distraction and desperate for income, Nancy jumps at the chance to manage the Heywood Hill bookshop while the owner is away at war. Between the shop’s brisk business and the literary salons she hosts for her eccentric friends, Nancy’s life seems on the upswing. But when a mysterious French officer insists that she has a story to tell, Nancy must decide if picking up the pen again and revealing all is worth the price she might be forced to pay.

Eighty years later, Heywood Hill is abuzz with the hunt for a lost wartime manuscript written by Nancy Mitford. For one woman desperately in need of a change, the search will reveal not only a new side to Nancy, but an even more surprising link between the past and present...

About Michelle Gable

New York Times bestselling author of A Paris Apartment, MICHELLE GABLE graduated from The College of William & Mary. When not dreaming up fiction on the sly, she currently resides in Cardiff by the Sea, California, with her husband, two daughters, and one lazy cat.

My Thoughts

Was so excited to get an early sneak peek at this book. 

Set in two different timelines this book brought to life some wonderful characters. 

Two women both writers. Both having trouble writing their next book come together in a book store that holds shelves of secrets. 

This book was so good. Set in WWII and surrounded with intrigue and mystery I was all in. When Katherine travels to England to ease her heartbreak she never expects to be drawn into the life of Nancy Mitford someone she admirers. With help of a handsome teacher, Simon Katherine sets on a journey to discover Nancy's lost manuscript. Along the way, she discovers secrets and just how much she and Nacy may be alike.

This book truly was a wonderful read for me adn kept me captivated from the first chapter.