By Kelly Bridgewater
Inspired by real accounts of the
Forgotten Blitz bombings, The
British Booksellers highlights
the courage of those whose lives were forever changed by war—and the stories
that bind us in the fight for what matters most.
A
tenant farmer’s son had no business daring to dream of a future with an earl’s
daughter, but that couldn’t keep Amos Darby from his secret friendship with
Charlotte Terrington . . . until the reality of the Great War
sobered youthful dreams. Now decades later, he bears the brutal scars of
battles fought in the trenches and their futures that were stolen away. His
return home doesn’t come with tender reunions, but with the hollow fulfillment
of opening a bookshop on his own and retreating as a recluse within its walls.
When
the future Earl of Harcourt chose Charlotte to be his wife, she knew she was
destined for a loveless match. Though her heart had chosen another long ago,
she pledges her future even as her husband goes to war. Twenty-five years
later, Charlotte remains a war widow who divides her days between her late
husband’s declining estate and operating a quaint Coventry bookshop—Eden Books,
lovingly named after her grown daughter. And Amos is nothing more than the
rival bookseller across the lane.
As war
with Hitler looms, Eden is determined to preserve her father’s legacy. So when
an American solicitor arrives threatening a lawsuit that could destroy
everything they’ve worked so hard to preserve, mother and daughter prepare to
fight back. But with devastation wrought by the Luftwaffe’s local blitz
terrorizing the skies, battling bookshops—and lost loves, Amos and
Charlotte—must put aside their differences and fight together to help Coventry
survive.
From deep in the trenches of the
Great War to the storied English countryside and the devastating Coventry Blitz
of WWII, The
British Booksellers explores
the unbreakable bonds that unite us through love, loss, and the enduring solace
that can be found between the pages of a book.
My
Thoughts:
The
British Booksellers by Kristy Cambron is throughly
researched and crafted with deeply wounded characters. From the first page,
Cambron entices the readers with a friend to lover type story. I love these
type of stories, so place the romance in a World War II setting with the London
Blitz, and I couldn't wait to dive into the story. I enjoy how the story is a
time slip novel from World War I to World War II. The similarities are there.
Plus the hurt from both time periods play out before the readers. I have been
fascinated with the London Blitz since I started personally researching World
War II history. Cambron does a wonderful job at showcasing and highlighting the
hurt and demise that the Germans had done on London. As for t0eh characters,
she dives deep into who each character is and what they have overcome to the
misunderstood happenings that occurred in the past. Overall, The British Booksellers by Kristy
Cambron was a deeply engrossing tale that I enjoyed spending time with.
I received a complimentary copy of The British Booksellers by Kristy
Cambron from Thomas Nelson Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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