Sigh! I can't believe that I just finished another Jenny Colgan novel and I think I may be running out. This one hasn't even been published in the US yet! According to Amazon, that won't happen until September 20, 2016, but look for the American title, The Bookshop on the Corner. I really love Amazon used books!
What do I love about this particular novel? To start with, it's set in a lovely area of Scotland. The heroine is a librarian, like me. There are a lot of really nice characters. The main character, Nina, despite her kind of mousy "librarian" personality, turns out to be a spunky, creative woman who takes a chance on not just a whole new career, but a great concept, a bookstore in a van that travels around the area meeting the reading needs of the little village of Kirrinffief and beyond. Nina Redmond is a genius at matching readers to books and discovers that the people of rural Scotland are starved for good books. She stocks her van with books from libraries that are closing, estate sales, and remainders, and overstocks and soon has a thriving business. Of course, the little guest house where she is living just happens to have a hunky, brooding landlord who has been hurt in the past and is reluctant to get involved with anyone new.
This novel, like all of Jenny Colgan's, is a wonderful escape. It's a romance, it's women's fiction, it's a great story for anyone who wants to immerse themselves in the social culture of rural Scotland. Highly recommended!
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