The Holiday Bookshop
The feel-good escapist holiday romance
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3.5 • 4 Ratings
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
Are you looking to start a new chapter?
Role: Bookseller wanted! (3-month fixed-term contract)
Location: A luxury resort on the island of Bounty Cove Cay.
Skills required: The ideal candidate will have experience in a retail environment, preferably within the book industry.
Desired qualities: This role will appeal to a book lover with an adventurous streak who is looking for an escape from their everyday life.
What to expect: Sun, sea, and a bookshop that is far from thriving. No one said it would be smooth sailing. . .
Please note: You may fall in love with more than just our island along the way.
Looking for your next beach read? Look no further! Escape with The Holiday Bookshop, perfect for fans of Jo Thomas, Phillipa Ashley and Jenny Colgan.
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Praise for Lucy Dickens:
'Funny, inspirational and so evocative' Cathy Bramley
'The ultimate armchair adventure!' Heidi Swain
'Will leave you feeling inspired' Cressida McLaughin
'A journey full of laughs and drama. . . A really brilliant read!' Rosie Blake
Customer Reviews
Total escapism.
For the past three years Jenny and her best friend Marianne have together run a successful bookshop in Cornwall. It's winter now and with thoughts of summer, Jenny sees an advert for someone to set up a book shop in a resort in the Maldives. She imagines herself on a tropical island with palm trees, a turquoise sea and white sandy beaches. Needing a break and being more than qualified for this three month position, she impulsively applies for an interview. Within a short time she's astonished to receive the news that she's offered the job.
About to tell Marianne her news, Marianne announces that she and her new boyfriend, Drew, will be taking a two month holiday in the US, while expecting Jenny to stay and run their shop. Explaining to Marianne that Jenny is taking a break for three months to work at an exclusive resort on a private island in the Indian Ocean results in a massive argument between the two friends.
Alternating chapters between Jenny in the Maldives, and Marianne and Drew in the US, both locations providing escapism for the reader.
Who could resist a book set in the Maldives, not me.