The Bookshop of Memories

The Sunrise Coast #7

by Elise Darcy

In a forgotten bookshop on the Suffolk Coast, memories of the past and a decades-old mystery are about to resurface with two new arrivals . . . Thea thinks she is living her best life, with a job in London she loves and a young man she adores. But life is about to take an unexpected turn … When Thea returns to Suffolk, nursing a broken heart, she stumbles upon the key to an abandoned bookshop. Closed for years, mystery surrounds the disappearance of its owner. For Thea, the old bookshop stirs up memories from her past. When a stranger turns up in the small Suffolk town, and offers to help Thea restore the bookshop, she is instantly drawn to this handsome young man. Can she leave her past behind and open her heart to romance again? But Callum hides a secret – his real identity. As he grows ever closer to Thea, he knows his past and that of the mysterious bookshop owner will catch up with him. And if the bookshop gives up its secrets, he’ll lose her forever. Book seven in The Sunrise Coast Series is a standalone novel but can also be enjoyed as part of the series.

531 pages, Paperback

Published June 30, 2023

About the author

Elise Darcy grew up in North London in the 1970's, the daughter of two baby boomer school teachers. Her love of books began at an early age when trips to Regent's Park always culminated in a visit to Foyles, the legendary independent bookstore in Charing Cross Road. She has fond memories of exploring a veritable Aladdin’s cave of books; a magical place with winding staircases, old creaking lifts, and cosy corners in which to settle down and lose herself in a good book.

After university Elise Darcy worked in London before embarking on her writing career. She now lives in an apartment in a picturesque market town in Suffolk where she writes her novels.

Find out more at www.elisedarcy.com

Reviews

[Fi Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read but I found the ending quite confusing and very rushed.

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is book 7 in Elise Darcy's Sunrise Coast series set in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. The book centres around the shops in Cobblers Yard and the people who work there.

Thea is an archivist in London, but she spent her childhood in The Bookshop of Memories until she was 9, when her father disappeared. After this, she, her mum and twin sister move to London. Thea's twin sister Jenna needs some help, so she takes some leave and travels to Aldeburgh, where she finds out things are not good within her sisters family.

Callum, a TV star in the USA, is evaluating his life. After he learns the show he has worked on for years isn't being renewed, he returns to Scotland to see his family, or what he thought was his family. He learns something from his father, which leads him to Aldeburgh, to hopefully return something.

I really enjoy reading this series; if you like romance, then this book could be for you. Each book is a standalone story, but the characters appear in subsequent books, so the books are best read in order of publication to preserve continuity of the wider storyline.

If you like books by Debbie Macomber and Tilly Tennant, then you will probably like this series.

I can't wait for the next book in the series to be released.

[Julie Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a lovely story about an abandoned bookshop. There is a mystery to what happened to the owner of the shop who just disappeared over twenty years ago. This is quite an emotional read but such a lovely ending. I would recommend this series to anyone who loves a feel good story.

[Pat Langhelt · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fabulous story about an abandoned book shop of memories. Lot of family mysteries as well.