The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams
  • Published: 29 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593110393
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $19.99

The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams

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26 Oct 2021
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29 Nov 2022
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This moving story about a magical bookstore explores the way war can shape a family and is perfect for book lovers everywhere, especially fans of Pages & Co., Pax, and Wolf Hollow.

This moving story about a magical bookstore explores the way war can shape a family and is perfect for book lovers everywhere, especially fans of Pages & Co., Pax, and Wolf Hollow.

It’s 1944 Sutton, NY, and Poppy’s family owns and runs, Rhyme and Reason, a magical bookshop that caters to people from all different places and time periods. Though her world is ravaged by World War II, customers hail from the past and the future, infusing the shop with a delightful mix of ideas and experiences.
 
Poppy dreams of someday becoming shopkeeper like her father, though her older brother, Al, is technically next in line for the job. She knows all of the rules handed down from one generation of Bookseller to the next, especially their most important one: shopkeepers must never use the magic for themselves.
 
But then Al’s best friend is killed in the war and her brother wants to use the magic of the shop to save him. With her father in the hospital suffering from a mysterious illness, the only one standing between Al and the bookstore is Poppy. Caught between her love for her brother and loyalty to her family, she knows her brother’s actions could have devastating consequences that reach far beyond the bookshop as an insidious, growing Darkness looms. This decision is bigger than Poppy ever dreamed, and the fate of the bookshops hangs in the balance.
  • Published: 29 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593110393
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $19.99
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Praise for The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams

Love for The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams:

"I fell head and heart into the world of Poppy and her family’s magical bookshop. This book left me surprised, delighted, and deeply moved from the very first page to the last. Even when up against the worst of our fears and the sting of loss, this novel embraces the beauty of bravery and the power of hope." - Lorelei Savaryn, author of The Circus of Stolen Dreams

"The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams is a book lover's dream come true. Whimsy and magic dance together on the pages, and I longed to disappear into Rhyme and Reason and the world of magical bookstores to explore all of its beautiful corners and stories."- Julie Abe, author of the Eva Evergreen series
 
“Imaginative, spellbinding, and richly woven with unpredictable twists,The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams is the perfect story for a readerwho loves all things magical. Tuck into a cozy corner on a rainyafternoon and you won’t be able to put this story down.”—Janet Fox, author of The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle

"The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams is a powerful, bittersweet fantasy, suffused with magic, mystery and courage. It charts a shining path through the darkness of grief, and reminds us that there's strength to be found in the stories we share."—P. G. Bell, author of the Train to Impossible Places series

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