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Anne's Review

This is a triumphant story that highlights the magic of bookshops and a delightful tribute to a literary legend.

Eager for distraction and desperate for an income Nancy Mitford jumps at the chance to manage the Heyward Hill bookshop while the owner is away at war. And so, begins a story that is without violence.

A pleasant change for the Christmas season.

And one that will persuade you to read more about those famous Mitfords!

Publisher's Review

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...