“The Lost Bookshop” by Evie Woods

Title: The Lost Bookshop
Author: Evie Woods
Publisher: Harper Collins
Year: 2023
Genre(s): historical fiction, contemporary 
Part of a Series: No

Why I read it: Recommendation from Storygraph

Summary: Escaping an arranged marriage and a tyrannical brother, Opaline eventually finds refuge in a store that seems to be alive. Years later, Henry goes on a quest to find the store and encounters Martha, who is reclaiming her life after leaving her abusive husband. Their stories entwine into a beautiful mosaic that hopefully leads to their happy endings.

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“The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris” by Evie Gaughan

Title: The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris
Author: Evie Gaughan
Publisher: Self published
Year: 2014
Genre(s): contemporary, paranormal, romance
Part of a Series: No

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Why I read it: Amazon recommendation

Summary: After the death of her mother, Edie decides to take a chance and start living her own life. She accepts a job at a bakery in Paris and leaves Ireland behind…only to realize the bakery is on the Rue de Paris in Compiegne, a town outside of Paris. But she makes the most of it, making new friends and possibly finding romance. However the bakery is struggling and is in danger of shutting down. Will Edie be able to find a way to save it and the secret to the bakery’s delicious offerings?