The little Penguin bookshop
£8.99
It’s 1939 and when war breaks out, Carrie Anderson hopes to join the Forces alongside her twin brother Johnnie. But family duty means she must stay at home – and so she takes over a bookstall at her local railway station. She may not be on the front line but, in recommending books to individuals on the platform, she meets people from all walks of life and feels buoyed that the books she is selling are providing education and escapism for travellers, troops, refugees and evacuees. But when she gifts a book to a soldier, this act of kindness will have repercussions she could never have anticipated. It’s the start of a great love story for Carrie – but with war raging, how will it end?
Books can change lives, even in wartime. . .
When World War II breaks out, Carrie Anderson sets up a bookstall at her local train station in the hope of providing a sense of escapism for travellers, troops and evacuees.
Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and armed with a colourful array of Penguin paperbacks, Carrie’s business soon booms. And when she gifts a book to a dashing officer, an act of kindness becomes the beginning of Carrie’s very own love story.
But as war rages on, and Mike is posted abroad, Carrie’s world is turned upside-down.
With the help of her station community, and the power of her paperbacks, can Carrie find the strength to battle through?
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Praise for The Little Penguin Bookshop
‘Romance, nostalgia, family, and books! The Little Penguin Bookshop has it all’ Elaine Everest
‘Endearing characters […] wartime loves, laughter and heartbreak’ Annie Murray
‘A charming heroine, a dashing hero and books! I loved it!’ Lesley Eames
‘An uplifting wartime saga with family at its heart’ Tracy Baines
‘Meticulously researched and beautifully written’ Helen Yendall
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