The Bookshop
Author: Penelope Fitzgerald
Alternative cover editions for this ISBN can be found here and hereIn the small East Anglian coastal town of Hardborough, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.Hardborough quickly becomes a battleground – for Florence has tried to change the way things have always been done. As a result, she has to take on not only the peo….Read More
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