Grace soon becomes an avid reader and the business at the bookshop grows. While Grace is not a reader, she dedicates herself to cleaning up and organizing the messy store in hopes of getting the much-needed letter of recommendation so she can go work with Viv at Harrods.Ī handsome customer named George explains to Grace the magic of reading and gives her his much-loved copy of The Count of Monte Cristo prior to leaving for war. Weatherford’s insistence with the owner, Grace gets a job for six months at Primrose Hill Books. While Grace had worked tirelessly in her Uncle’s shop in the country, he refuses to give her the necessary letter of recommendation to obtain a department store position. The two women live with Grace’s late mother’s best friend, Mrs. She moves to London with her best friend, Viv, in 1939 prior to the start of the war. The heroine of The Last Bookshop in London is Grace Bennett.
Many of them had two jobs, first their regular employment, and second their numerous volunteer jobs such as firefighting, searching for survivors, bomb squads, and medical assistance. The story emphasizes what true fighters Londoners were during this horrific time. The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin is a lovely tribute to the people of London who survived the Blitz during World War II.
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