A Bookshop Summer: The life-affirming new novel from the author of Found in a Bookshop, perfect for book lovers

A novel set at the Lost for Words bookshop in York, where an event for a new reading project brings four strangers together, each with their own circumstances and struggles. Trixie works at the bookshop and is hosting the event, but a phone call from her ex disrupts her sense of calm. Cherry attends hoping for a change, as she is exhausted from caring for her grandmother alone and waiting for her estranged sister to return. Rhiannon and Guy meet at the bookshop and develop a connection, with Guy showing care toward Rhiannon's baby, though Rhiannon carries a significant secret. Through time spent together among people who love books, each character discovers something about themselves and finds a new direction forward.