The Bookshop on the Shore

Posted on 15 July 2017 by Jenny Colgan

A grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warm hearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan.Desperate to escape from London, single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her son Hari She can barely afford the crammed studio apartment on a busy street where honking horns and shouting football fans keep them awake all night If she doesn t find a way out soon, Zoe knows it s just a matter of time before she has a complete meltdown On a whim, she answers an ad for a nanny job in the Scottish Highlands, which is about as far away from the urban crush of London as possible It sounds heavenly The job description asks for someone capable of caring for three gifted children , two of which behave like feral wolverines The children s widowed father is a wreck, and the kids run wild in a huge tumbledown castle on the heather strewn banks of Loch Ness Still, the peaceful, picturesque location is everything London is not and Zoe rises to the challenges of the job.With the help of Nina, the friendly local bookseller, Zoe begins to put down roots in the community Are books, fresh air, and kindness enough to heal this broken family and her own Free Read The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Jenny colgan books are always like a massive hug in book form The kind of hug that you desperately need and when you get that hug everything is made that little bit better and that little bitbrighter I absolutely loved this amazing book.Goodreads giveaway win This book just wasn t for me Jenny Colgan is a very popular author so if you love her books I m sure you ll love this one too The Bookshop on the Shore did nothing for me This book is over 400 pages and I could have gotten the same story in 130 pages Nothing happens in this book, I m sure if I really searched I could find the plot but I just don t care enough to look for it All the characters were either boring or annoying I didn t care about anything that happened t Goodreads giveaway win This book just wasn t for me Jenny Colgan is a very popular author so if you love her books I m sure you ll love this one too The Bookshop on the Shore did nothing for me This book is over 400 pages and I could have gotten the same story in 130 pages Nothing happens in this book, I m sure if I really searched I could find the plot but I just don t ...The title with the word bookshop drew me to this novel, but it is not about a bookshop A bookmobile plays a fairly minor role here It turned out to be a decent comfort read.Zoe s a single mom with no money living in London Her son s father never seems to have money to help, so when she gets a job offer in Scotland as a nanny and a bookseller, she takes 4 year old Hari, who has never spoken, to the remote Scottish village Much to her chagrin, she learns that the children have gone through at least 6 nannies in the recent past, and are determined to be rid of the 7th as soon as they can Jenny Colgan is a great storyteller, and I enjoyed reading about Zoe s adventu Zoe s a single mom with no money living in London Her son s father never seems to have money to help, so when she gets a job offer in ...Zoe is a single mother living in London She is struggling to make ends meet, and wants a better life for her and her son, Hari With some help from Surinder, Hari s father s sister, Zoe gets an opportunity in the Scottish Highlands Zoe will work as a nanny for a single father of three and will run Nina s bookmobile while Nina is on bedrest during her pregnancy.Some familiar faces from The Bookshop on the Corner Nina, Surinder, and Lennox are in this book, but this is very much Zoe s story Zoe is a single mother living in London She is struggling to make ends meet, and wants a better life for her and her son, Hari With some help from Surinder, Hari s father s sister, Zoe gets an opportunity in the Scottish Highlands Zoe will work as a nanny for a single father of three and will run Nina s bookmobile while Nina is on bedrest during her pregnancy.Some familiar faces from The Bookshop on the Corner Nina, Surinder, and Lennox are in this book, but this is very much Zoe s story Zoe is at her wits end and needs a fresh start She takes a big leap of faith with relocating to Scotland She doesn t know anyone there, and she s not really sure what to expect from the town, the people, or the jobs she has accepted.For the move, Zoe accepts two jobs Her position as a nanny provides housing for her and her son She s working for a man who is mostly absent from his kid s lives, and Zoe starts to make some changes in their home life Bringing order...Do you ever just completely forget to post a review Because SAME I read this over my vacation back in early July and thought it was adorable and I just now realized I never shared my thoughts This was charming, sweet and cozy with a fantastic setting and a cast o...4.5 Stars This book totally surprised me I went into this one thinking it was a cute summer romance with a ditsy woman who loved books, boy was I wrong Jenny Colgan has introduced us to a family in chaos Zoe packs up and heads to Scotland with her four year old son Hari, from busy London to become a nanny for a family with three children What she did not expect were the issues this family has and still is dealing with She also works part time driving the local bookmobile when the owner is 4.5 Stars This book totally surprised me I went into this one thinking it was a cute summer romance with a ditsy woman who loved books, boy was I wrong Jenny Colgan has introduced us to a family in chaos Zoe packs up and heads to Scotland with her four year old son Hari, from busy London to become a nanny for a family with three children What she did not expect were the issues this family has and still is dealing with She also works part time driving the local bookmobile when the owner is put on bedrest during the end of her pregnancy What happens is a wonderful, sometimes amusing, sometimes sad, but always entertaining story.The Bookshop plays and important part in the story, not only adding funds to Zoe s coffers, but getting both her and Hari out of the huge estate home She meets some great characters along the way, who come to her rescue by the end of the book, as well as helping her to fit in and feel like her and Hari finally have a ho...free review copy Dare I say..my new favorite Jenny Colgan I have yet to meet a world of hers that hasn t utterly enchanted me and this return to Loch Ness and the traveling book shop utterly enchanted me.OMG I loved this book, I just was so annoyed when it ended, the best kind of annoyed though I have read this every spare minute I had, I love this kind of book magic that draws me into a story It often surprised a laugh out of me It often had me worrying over the outcome for characters There are some serious issues that are explored.Zoe brings her own brand of book beliefs to the blue van while Nina is busy holed up in a hospital bed She brings her own brand of being a nanny to three lost OMG I loved this book, I just was so annoyed when it ended, the best kind of annoyed though I have read this every spare minute I had, I love this kind of book magic that draws me into a story It often surprised a laugh out of me It often had me worrying over the outcome for characters There are some serious issues that are explored.Zoe brings her own brand of book beliefs to the blue van while Nina is busy holed up in a hospital bed She brings her own brand of being a nan...Single mother Zoe is desperately struggling to make ends meet in London Her 4 year old son Hari is perfect, except for the fact he doesn t speak at all When Zoe s landlord raises the rent on her dismal studio flat, she realises she has nowhere to turn.When an opportunity for not one but two jobs arises in Scotland, Zoe decides this could be the change she desperately needs.Faced with her new boss Ramsay, and his 3 unruly children, Zoe begins to wonder if she s made a terrible mistake But th Single mother Zoe is desperately struggling to make ends meet in London Her 4 year old son Hari is perfect, except for the fact he doesn t speak at all When Zoe s landlord raises the rent on her dismal studio flat, she realises she has nowhere to turn.When an opportunity for not one but two jobs arises in Scotland, Zoe decides this could be the change she desperately needs.Faced with her new boss Ramsay, and his 3 unruly children, Zoe begins to wonder if she s made a terrible mistake But the Highlands have a way of getting under your skin and in her heart, Zoe doesn t know whether she could ever leave.Firstly, I would like to start this review by mentioning the foreword from the author I am not a great reader of this section usually, but I find Colgan fills hers with as much fun and wit as the rest of the book However, this particular piece really sat with me, especially this line If you read It means there areheads to be in,liv...

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15 July 2017

Jenny Colgan