The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan

The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

3.5/5.0 - I quite enjoyed this novel by Jenny Colgan, having read her tangentially related earlier book The Bookshop on the Corner several years ago. Once again, this book starts out with a young woman who loves books and lives in London, finding herself needing to move with her 4 year old son, Hari. Nina's friend, Surinder, who is the sister to Hari's father, suggests that Zoe might work out as a cover for Nina while she is on maternity leave. At the same time, a nanny position opens in the town, for a family of three children, with a largely absent father and a mysteriously absent mother. Zoe, knowing she hasn't nothing to lose, takes the position, and falls in love with the Scottish town, its people, and the family she is gradually bringing back together. Hari thrives, as well. The ending is not yet necessarily happy ever after, but the makings are there.
AtY #38: "Book Chosen by Random Word Generator [retailer - book van, resign- Zoe to Jaz not taking care of his son, stick - Zoe's ability to "stick to it", condition - yes, but to say would be a spoiler"]
Book 34 of 2021


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