One of Hasty Booklist's Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novels!
USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight brings together a
brilliant dual-narrative story about Nancy Mitford--one of 1930s
London's hottest socialites, authors, and a member of the scandalous
Mitford Sisters--and a modern American desperate for change, connected
through time by a little London bookshop.
"An absolute must-read!"--Madeline Martin, New York Times
bestselling author The Last Bookshop in London
1938: She was one of the six sparkling Mitford sisters, known for her
stinging quips, stylish dress, and bright green eyes. But Nancy
Mitford's seemingly dazzling life was really one of turmoil: with a
perpetually unfaithful and broke husband, two Nazi sympathizer sisters,
and her hopes of motherhood dashed forever. With war imminent, Nancy
finds respite by taking a job at the Heywood Hill Bookshop in Mayfair,
hoping to make ends meet, and discovers a new life.
Present Day: When book curator Lucy St. Clair lands a gig working at
Heywood Hill she can't get on the plane fast enough. Not only can she
start the healing process from the loss of her mother, it's a dream come
true to set foot in the legendary store. Doubly exciting: she brings
with her a first edition of Nancy's work, one with a somewhat mysterious
inscription from the author. Soon, she discovers her life and Nancy's
are intertwined, and it all comes back to the little London bookshop--a
place that changes the lives of two women from different eras in the
most surprising ways.
