The Bookshop
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.
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Shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.
Hardborough becomes a battleground. Florence has tried to change the way things have always been done, and as a result, she has to take on not only the people who have made themselves important, but natural and even supernatural forces too. Her fate will strike a chord with anyone who knows that life has treated them with less than justice.
Additional information
| Weight | 130 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 198 × 129 × 11 mm |
| Author | |
| Publisher | Collins Flamingo |
| Imprint | 4th Estate |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 123 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |
| Dewey | 823.914 (edition:22) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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