The Bookshop of Secrets
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4.0 • 7 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A collection of lost books holds the clues to her family's legacy…and her future.
Hope Sparrow has mastered the art of outrunning her tragic past, learning never to stay anywhere too long and never to allow anyone control over her life again. Coming to Wanishin Falls in search of her family's history already feels too risky. But somewhere in the towering stacks of this dusty old bookshop are the books that hold Hope's last ties to her late mother—and to a rumored family treasure that could help her start over.
Only, the bookshop is in shambles, and the elderly owner is in the beginning stages of dementia and can’t remember where the books lie. To find the last links to the loved ones she's lost, Hope must stay and accept help from the townsfolk to locate the treasured volumes. Each secret she uncovers brings her closer to understanding where she came from. But the longer she stays in the quaint town, the more people find their way into the cracks in her heart. And letting them in may be the greatest risk of all…
Customer Reviews
Thou art mine.
It’s in our broken places God plants seeds of hope. He will grow something beautiful from the ashes.
I must admit I do not usually pick up a debut novel and expect that I will have to take some time to digest the story before I can possibly review it. This is such a narrative.
‘We might think we’re too damaged to come to Him. That we’re forgotten, cast aside. But He can make something beautiful out of the broken place of our lives. Even the most desperate places inside of us just need light in order to heal and grow.’ Hope Sparrow has lived a life that one would not even dream in a nightmare. So damaged, exploited and ashamed she cannot even imagine anyone would want to get to know the real girl. Little by little, the wonderful characters around her chip away at the walls she has built around herself, forcing her to know and be known by others. Can she learn that God and others can and do love her - just as she is?
An early copy of this incredible story of a family mystery of buried treasure becoming a chance at a new beginning, a lesson in faith and trust was received through Love Inspired and Harlequin. The thoughts expressed are from the book as well as my impressions, none of which was solicited.