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  • The Bermondsey Bookshop

  • Written by: Mary Gibson
  • Narrated by: Anne Dover
  • Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

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'Happiness had never been something she'd looked for. A quiet day with no insults or wallops, that was the best she could imagine.'

Set in 1920s London, this is the inspiring story of Kate Goss' struggle against poverty, hunger and cruel family secrets.

Her mother died in a fall, her father has vanished without trace, and now her aunt and cousins treat her viciously. In a freezing, vermin-infested garret, factory girl Kate has only her own brave spirit and dreams of finding her father to keep her going. She has barely enough money to feed herself, or to pay the rent. The factory where she works begins to lay off people and it isn't long before she has fallen into the hands of the violent local money-lender. That is until an unexpected opportunity comes her way - a job cleaning a most unusual bookshop, where anyone, from factory workers to dockers, can learn to read and then buy books cheaply. A new world opens up, but with it come new dangers, too.

Based on the true story of the Bermondsey Bookshop, this is the most inspiring and gripping novel Mary Gibson has yet written.

©2020 Mary Gibson (P)2020 Head of Zeus
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Very Engaging

A very good story taking us through time with engaging characters along an intense, harsh and loving storyline. I enjoyed listening to this book and the narration was superb.

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