Found in a Bookshop: The perfect Autumn read - heart-warming and unforgettable

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Fell in love with the characters and their stories that happened in a time that I turned to books as well.

The most prominent of these being the story of Rosemary and George’s enduring relationship, told through a series of flashbacks throughout the book. It's filled with the recommendations that they provide - books for loneliness, books to scare you, books for being normal or books to travel somewhere new. It is a heartwarming, eye-opening, moving testament to hope and the powerful influence a small group of people can have on the lives they touch.

Stephanie has a great knack of weaving all the complexities of 2020-22 together - the loneliness, deaths, long covid, relationship breakdowns, work precariousness, and even including the BLM and Trans rights issues. I liked the idea that when you read the first sentence of any book, you are completing the author’s work. As a book lover, nothing makes me happier than reading about people discovering books and finding joy and solace within the pages of books.

Of course, this is the pandemic- we meet people who are struggling with COVID, with isolation, with abuse. Thank-you Netgalley and Headline books for approving my ARC request, it was an absolute pleasure to read.However, it was a joy to read and I love the idea of a book pharmacy and even reading this book will give you lots more to add your “to read lists”. I loved the concept of the book pharmacy - so much so that I am trying to figure out if there might be a way of putting into practice something similar in our local library! I was a bit surprised at what appear to be authorial asides about books and reading, but it works - as do the short chapters and the book recommendations.