Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House Ballantine Books for gifting me a digital copy of the latest novel by Sarah Jio - 4.5 stars rounded up!
When Seattle librarian Valentina learns that her estranged mother has passed away right on the heels of the breakup of her marriage, she flies to London where her mother had left Valentine her apartment and downstairs bookstore. There, she discovers that her mother left her much more - scavenger hunt type notes that might fill in some of the mystery as to why Eloise left her teenage daughter never to speak to her again. She also left her with a huge inheritance tax that threatens the bookstore itself.
In the author's letter at the beginning of the book, Sarah Jio explains that the book was written at the height of Covid and in that crazy world that we still live in, she hoped that this book would be a comfort and cozy world to occupy for a few hours. Mission accomplished. This book transported you to a cozy bookstore in London, where friends become family, where community rallies around a good cause, and where love always wins. Bravo!
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