# The Little Penguin Bookshop

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- Book: [The Little Penguin Bookshop](https://www.bookquiver.com/joanna-toye/the-little-penguin-bookshop) ([The Little Penguin Bookshop.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/joanna-toye/the-little-penguin-bookshop.md))
- Authors: [Joanna Toye](https://www.bookquiver.com/joanna-toye)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-18-0494-605-3
- Pages: 352
- Published: 2024-04-11
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Books can change lives, even in wartime. . . When World War II breaks out, Carrie Anderson sets up a bookstall at her local train station in the hope of providing a sense of escapism for travellers, troops and evacuees. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and armed with a colourful array of Penguin paperbacks, Carrie’s business soon booms. And when she gifts a book to a dashing officer, an act of kindness becomes the beginning of Carrie’s very own love story. But as war rages on, and Mike is posted abroad, Carrie’s world is turned upside-down. With the help of her station community, and the power of her paperbacks, can Carrie find the strength to battle through? ________________________ Praise for The Little Penguin Bookshop 'Romance, nostalgia, family, and books! The Little Penguin Bookshop has it all' Elaine Everest 'Endearing characters [...] wartime loves, laughter and heartbreak' Annie Murray 'A charming heroine, a dashing hero and books! I loved it!' Lesley Eames 'An uplifting wartime saga with family at its heart' Tracy Baines ' Meticulously researched and beautifully written' Helen Yendall