The Bookseller's Secret

Author Katie travels to London for inspiration and to escape a failed engagement.

Author Katie Cabot has a major case of writer's block and is recovering from a breakup. She leaves her home in Virginia to visit a friend in London for a change of scenery and hopes the trip will inspire her to write another book.

Katie meets the handsome Simon while visiting the Heywood Hill bookshop where Nancy Mitford worked during World War II. Simon is hunting for the manuscript of Nancy's lost memoir, which he believes is inside the book store. Katie teams up with Simon because they have a shared love of Nancy Mitford's works.

Simon and Katie's relationship is quick to smolder, but the secrets they keep from each other may derail their romance train before it leaves the station.

Eleanor Caudill is a good narrator with voices that distinguish between men and women speaking. She also adeptly navigates the accents used including American English, and French. With multiple narrators of different nationalities, I would've liked two narrators -- one reading Nancy's chapters in an English accent and one reading Catherine in an American accent.

Recommended for readers intrigued by Nancy Mitford's life.

Michelle Gable is a bestselling author and former financier who lives in California. She is an alumna of the College of William and Mary (Go Tribe!) and a full-time author.

Publisher: Graydon House (print); Harlequin Audio

Narrator: Eleanor Caudill

Running Time: 10 hours, 27 minutes

Length: 384 pages

Release Date: August 17, 2021

I received an electronic galley copy of this title from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I also received a digital audio recording of this title from the publisher through Libro.fm as a librarian review copy. I read the latter edition.