Only 4.5 stars though for giving me a “poor start.” Which probably says more about me the reader than the book, but there you are! The plot turned a little, I became more involved with the characters and I increasingly liked this thief. A hero who is a thief just didn’t wash with me.īut Its Nora Roberts! Plus at this point I read Debbie’s review at The Reading Frenzy and that sort of encouraged me.Īnd within a few more lines I was hooked. Three were from 2022, one from 2021 and one from 2018.Ībout one quarter of the way through Nightwork I was ready to fire this book into the “get rid of pile” and concede I’d made a buying mistake. Sarah Jio’s delightful and uplifting novel is guaranteed to melt even the toughest cynic and deserves a top rating of five stars (plus the moon).I’m aiming this year – 2022, to read five books of my print shelf each month, and I have already achieved that for July.
This is a must for all those adults who adored Goodnight Moon when they were children, and those parents, grandparents and others who are introducing its simple charm and wonder to the next generation. It is written from the heart with great affection for the woman who was the catalyst for many a child’s love of reading and is a fine tribute to “Brownie,” whose work will no doubt find a resurgence if this novel has the success it deserves. There is also a mystery to solve when the store is broken into.Īlthough there is historical fiction in its invented letters, this is for the most part a contemporary novel about self-discovery and why bookstores still matter in our modern world. June’s defensive shell crumbles as the letters reveal secrets about Ruby’s life and snippets of wisdom about the value of sisters. While sorting through Ruby’s stock, June comes across letters exchanged in the 1940s between Ruby and her best friend, children’s author Margaret Wise Brown. She is attracted to Gavin, who owns the adjoining restaurant, and an encounter with her estranged sister, Amy, forces June to confront unresolved issues from the past. At first, the pragmatic June intends to sell the store, but events conspire to change her mind. After an alarming health episode, doctors warn her to change her ways, but she only takes an enforced break when she receives a letter from a law firm in her hometown of Seattle informing her that her great-aunt Ruby has died and that she has inherited her bookstore.
June Andersen is a career-driven New York banker teetering on the edge.
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