Book Synopsis:
ARISTOCRAT, AUTHOR, BOOKSELLER, WWII SPY—A THRILLING NOVEL ABOUT REAL-LIFE LITERARY ICON NANCY MITFORD FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A PARIS APARTMENT
In 1942, London, Nancy Mitford is worried about more than air raids and German spies. Still recovering from a devastating loss, the once sparkling Bright Young Thing is estranged from her husband, her allowance has been cut, and she’s given up her writing career. On top of this, her five beautiful but infamous sisters continue making headlines with their controversial politics.
Eager for distraction and desperate for income, Nancy jumps at the chance to manage the Heywood Hill bookshop while the owner is away at war. Between the shop’s brisk business and the literary salons she hosts for her eccentric friends, Nancy’s life seems on the upswing. But when a mysterious French officer insists that she has a story to tell, Nancy must decide if picking up the pen again and revealing all is worth the price she might be forced to pay.
Eighty years later, Heywood Hill is abuzz with the hunt for a lost wartime manuscript written by Nancy Mitford. For one woman desperately in need of a change, the search will reveal not only a new side to Nancy, but an even more surprising link between the past and present…
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My Review:
The Bookseller’s Secret is a wonderful dual timeline novel that cleverly combines mystery, real life historical characters and books!
The story is told from the point of view of Katie in the modern day who has broken up with her fiance, moved to London and is searching for a memoir Natalie is meant to have written. In the wartime thread we follow Nancy, the eldest of the famous Mitford sisters, as she lives in war time London working in a bookshop and experiencing the delights of London society.
I have to admit I much preferred the later time line as I have always enjoyed books set in the second world war and as I have a slight fascination with the Mitford Sisters. They truly were an interesting family with some amazing friends and it was the scenes involving them that I really enjoyed. It was wonderful to follow them on their social occasions and to feel part of their close knit group with some famous names included in their inner circle which I was thrilled about.
I felt drawn into the story from the first page and loved learning more about the famous Mitford family. It was very interesting to see how the two timelines mirrored each other and I thought the way the two stories came togetherwas very clever. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I’d definitely be interested in reading more from them in the future.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
MICHELLE GABLE is the New York Times bestselling author of A Paris Apartment, I’ll See You in Paris, The Book of Summer, and The Summer I Met Jack. She attended the College of William & Mary and spent twenty years working in finance before becoming a full-time writer. She grew up in San Diego and lives in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California. Find her on Instagram, Twitter, or Pinterest, @mgablewriter.
Over The Rainbow Blog 
Only eight years between the two timelines? Oh, that sounds better than 20 years or more. I do like the sound of this one. Thanks.
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