Bookstore on the Corner / I'm Still here

by Jenny Colgan, Clélie Avit

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Jenny Colgan is the author of numerous bestselling novels, including 'The Little Shop of Happy Ever After' and 'Summer at the Little Beach Street Bakery', which are also published by Sphere.' Meet Me at the Cupcake Café' won the 2012 Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance and was a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller, as was 'Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams', which won the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2013.

For more about Jenny, visit her website and her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter.

Jenny Colgan has also been published under the name Jenny T. Colgan.

Reviews

[CeCe Carson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just the sweet simple story I needed right now in the midst of a pandemic, political turmoil & the world afire! I felt like my brain was being petted every night when I picked it up. No surprises, no deep plot + a happy ending!

[Sheila Mulcahy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an entertaining, light-hearted, novel with some very interesting characters, that is a totally enjoyable read, believable, and full of adventure. Who knows what might happen when we step out of our comfort zone. 3 1/2 stars bumped to 4 as I listened to it non-stop, yeah, it was that entertaining and even had laugh-out-loud moments. The audio version is highly recommended just for the British and Scottish accents.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the first one the best, I am a reader and love books, and this is about a woman who looses her job working at the library, and takes a chance on a new way to work with books, funny, interesting, touching, good read. The second one I was not sure I was going to read, and then all of a sudden it got real interesting, when a stranger wonders in the room of a young woman in a coma.

[Juliana Frank · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read Bookstore on the corner and was very conflicted throughout it, in the end I fell in love with the story and the characters. Truly a good book.

[Roni Beavin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light, sweet read. Just right for the pandemic!

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Real life with humor and happily ever after

[Steve Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nina, nearly 30, has been enjoying her job at the branch library in Birmingham for almost ten years, when she is told that it will be closing. There is a small chance she will qualify for an opening in the main library, but it will be all non-bookish support, which she doubts very much she would like.

Looking at her options, she would like to open a bookstore in a village without a library or bookstore, but a lack of funds prevents that. After some brainstorming with a colleague, she hits upon a bookstore on wheels. Subsequently, she finds an antique monster van in a village in Scotland. After several false starts, she manages to acquire it, along with a large stock of surplus books from the closing branch. She sets up a circuit of markets to stop at each week.

She experiences the difficulty of working in the country with a different set of resources available from the city.

Overall, it is a pleasant trip through the seasons with someone that eventually figures out how to fit into her new circumstances.

[Darlene Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nina Redmond is working at a closing library and has been taking home books that are to be tossed away. Due to this issue Nina has taken home so many books it has caused her house mate, Surinder, to voice her object over the books. Nina has wished to own a bookstore of her own and due to the loss of her job makes the choice to purchase a van and convert it into a moving bookstore in Scotland. Nina is forced to face her lack of facing choices in her life.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you love hallmark movies romance genre and books this book is for you! It’s cozy sweet and formulaic. Brain candy. Didn’t finish because it just wasn’t my jam or genre but I do think you’ll love the Scottish topography—Outlander lovers would love it.

Kilts, sheep rolling hillsides —a bit of modern Brigadoon Pride and prejudice sweet. Heathcliff out there in the Moores somewhere mysterious swarthy men—cozy.

[Kirsten Kroeker · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's like a hallmark movie in book form - feel good all the way through.

It's a tired trope (author even makes a self-depreciating comment about the similarities between Sound of Music and the story), but still loveable. You can't help but cheer for the unlucky heroine and feel compassion for the wild children.

Enjoyable read in a familiar setting.

[Kim Nelson · Rating 3 out of 5]

What is not to love about a librarian who becomes the owner of a van that travels around Scotland selling books to towns that have neither a bookstore nor a library? The only thing that did make me sad was that the libraries were closing at a rapid rate in this book. Fun read, great mention of fantastic titles, sweet romance.

[Jan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading about the girl who started her own mobel book store ( something I always wanted to do) but was disappointed in the main character's lack of judgement when it came to men. How could a well read woman be so stupid? No, I would not recommend this book.

[Katie Wilkinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and light

[Eddie-Lou · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy reading but kept interest up even though writing isn’t great.

[Nancy]

Takes place is Scotland.

OK

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun story, but then any story about books or book stores or book sellers is fun to me. Some what predictable as these normally are, but enjoyable nevertheless.

[Sandra Duszak]

I enjoyed this book overall; however, some parts of Nina's story were a bit unrealistic, especially the sections on Marek. I will try another story by Jenny Colgan to see what it is like.

[Eileen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light, entertaining.

[Crissy Curlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

slightly predictable and the ending wasn't a real ending to me

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was cute. Skipped a few chapters as it was slow in many places. Predictable but heart warming.