Found in a Bookshop: The emotional, life-affirming novel you'll never forget

The bookshop of Lost for Words, which has been closed for a while, receives a letter from Rosemary and George, who want to spend their final journey together on a bench in their garden in Whitby. Loveday, the owner of the bookshop, realizes that she and her team can recommend books to help their customers deal with their problems. The bookshop becomes a source of comfort and healing for the community, and the team starts to recommend books that can help with fear, boredom, loneliness, and the desire for laughter and escape.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 27 April 2023
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

The life-affirming and unforgettable new novel from the author of Lost for Words

I read this book in one sitting, it made me smile and made me wipe a tear from my eye too.

This book had me sitting up into the small hours. Such a lovely read, very relatable and touching.

I LOVED this book. . . A joy to read.

One of the best books I've read in quite some time.

Loveday Cardew's beloved Lost for Words bookshop, along with the rest of York, has fallen quiet. At the very time when people most need books to widen their horizons, or escape from their fears, or enhance their lives, the doors are closed. Then the first letter comes.

Rosemary and George have been married for fifty years. Now their time is running out. They have decided to set out on their last journey together, without ever leaving the bench at the bottom of their garden in Whitby. All they need is someone who shares their love of books.

Suddenly, it's clear to Loveday that she and her team can do something useful in a crisis. They can recommend books to help with the situations their customers find themselves in: fear, boredom, loneliness, the desire for laughter and escape.

And so it begins.

A delightful and original concept about how a second-hand bookshop can heal a community.

Katie Fforde

The perfect book to curl up with. . . It's heartwarming, emotional and full of kindness. A lovely and life-affirming novel.

Sara Nisha Adams

What a lovely book - so assured and gentle, full of compassion and replete with astute observations of human nature and behaviour.

Carys Bray

A really moving read - with great book recommendations included, too!

My Weekly

I truly loved this book; it made me laugh and it made me cry.

It's heartwarming, emotional and full of kindness. A lovely and life-affirming novel.

Loveday Cardew's beloved Lost for Words bookshop, along with the rest of York, has fallen quiet. At the very time when people most need books to widen their horizons, or escape from their fears, or enhance their lives, the doors are closed. Then the first letter comes.

Rosemary and George have been married for fifty years. Now their time is running out. They have decided to set out on their last journey together, without ever leaving the bench at the bottom of their garden in Whitby. All they need is someone who shares their love of books.

Suddenly, it's clear to Loveday that she and her team can do something useful in a crisis. They can recommend books to help with the situations their customers find themselves in: fear, boredom, loneliness, the desire for laughter and escape.

And so it begins.

A delightful and original concept about how a second-hand bookshop can heal a community.

Katie Fforde

The perfect book to curl up with. . . It's heartwarming, emotional and full of kindness. A lovely and life-affirming novel.

Sara Nisha Adams

What a lovely book - so assured and gentle, full of compassion and replete with astute observations of human nature and behaviour.

Carys Bray

A really moving read - with great book recommendations included, too!

My Weekly

I truly loved this book; it made me laugh and it made me cry.

It's heartwarming, emotional and full of kindness. A lovely and life-affirming novel.

Loveday Cardew's beloved Lost for Words bookshop, along with the rest of York, has fallen quiet. At the very time when people most need books to widen their horizons, or escape from their fears, or enhance their lives, the doors are closed. Then the first letter comes.

Rosemary and George have been married for fifty years. Now their time is running out. They have decided to set out on their last journey together, without ever leaving the bench at the bottom of their garden in Whitby. All they need is someone who shares their love of books.

Suddenly, it's clear to Loveday that she and her team can do something useful in a crisis. They can recommend books to help with the situations their customers find themselves in: fear, boredom, loneliness, the desire for laughter and escape.

And so it begins.

A delightful and original concept about how a second-hand bookshop can heal a community.

Katie Fforde

The perfect book to curl up with. . . It's heartwarming, emotional and full of kindness. A lovely and life-affirming novel.

Sara Nisha Adams

What a lovely book - so assured and gentle, full of compassion and replete with astute observations of human nature and behaviour.

Carys Bray

A really moving read - with great book recommendations included, too!

My Weekly

I truly loved this book; it made me laugh and it made me cry.

It's heartwarming, emotional and full of kindness. A lovely and life-affirming novel.

Weight: 304g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472291813