The Last Bookshop in London
A Novel of World War II
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Narrated by:
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Saskia Maarleveld
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By:
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Madeline Martin
About this listen
Inspired by the true World War II history of the few bookshops to survive the Blitz, The Last Bookshop in London is a timeless story of wartime loss, love, and the enduring power of literature.
August 1939: London is dismal under the weight of impending war with Germany as Hitler’s forces continue to sweep across Europe. Into this uncertain maelstrom steps Grace Bennett, young and ready for a fresh start in the bustling city streets she’s always dreamed of - and miles away from her troubled past in the countryside.
With aspirations of working at a department store, Grace never imagined she’d wind up employed at Primrose Hill, an offbeat bookshop nestled in the heart of the city - after all, she’s never been much of a reader. Overwhelmed with organizing the cluttered store, she doesn’t have time to read the books she sells. But when one is gifted to her, what starts as an obligation becomes a passion that draws her into the incredible world of literature.
As the Blitz rains down bombs on the city night after night, a devastating attack leaves the libraries and shops of London’s literary center in ruins. Miraculously, Grace’s bookshop survives the firestorm. Through blackouts and air raids, Grace continues running the shop, discovering a newfound comfort in the power of words and storytelling that unites her community in ways she never imagined - a force that triumphs over even the darkest nights of war-torn London.
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- Christineb
- 17-05-21
A Pleasant Story
Well narrated An overall pleasant listen not riveting or exciting in any sense but the characters where all pleasant and the story flowed uneventfully
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- a buckley
- 29-12-23
the love of books
I was so sorry when it ended, even though I don't read books , I love listening to them, so this book to me was wonderful thank you , and so beautiful read .
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- MicT
- 15-04-22
Fantastic!
This book is amazing. I loved it so much. The narration is really good too. Get it, you won’t regret it :-)
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- Tedbar
- 27-05-24
Evocative of WW2
I enjoyed this book and thought it captured the feeling of the Blitz. Narration was mostly good apart from some annoying mispronounciations which should have been picked up.
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- Strawberry
- 07-09-24
A Lovely Heartwarming Story
This was such a lovely book to listen to, heartwarming but sometimes sad too in a time where the country was at war with Germany. It makes you think, even in times of war and what people endured, it still brought out the strength and the best in people. And how every person can always help someone else. The power of reading and how it transports you to another world of escapism, an imaginary world where you can experience something new. The part of the book where Grace had been reading books aloud to the people in the tube station as the air raids where taking place, brought tears to my eyes and how those people came to the book store to ask Grace to carry on reading to them, it brought comfort and togetherness in a time where people needed it. Saskia Maarleveld is a wonderful narrator, I just love her voice, I've previously listened to The Alice Network, excellent too! But I'm so glad Saskia's voice has brought me to a beautiful author Madeline Martin, who will now become one of my favourites, and I shall definitely be reading more from her soon. Highly recommend! Thank you so much to Madeline and Saskia! for a lovely few days immersed in a wonderful story!
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- Anonymous User
- 27-11-21
Did not want this book to end!
This book touched me so deeply I will carry its story with me forever. I chose this book for our book club this month. It is something I wouldn't normally read, and in general I don't leave reviews either, but I had to just rave about it. Its magical, sad in places and joyfully in others. I don't want to give the story away. I fell in love with each character.
The audiobook was good, the only reason I gave it 4 stars was because I just wished the narrator would use a different voice for the different individual male characters. Thats just personal preference though.
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- Richard
- 06-02-24
A love story - with books, friends and life
An engrossing and poignant tale of Grace finding much to enrich her life in London during the Second World War, nothing more than her newly found love of books and reading 😁
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- Marta Crowley
- 06-02-24
incredible
Everything you could ask for. A beautiful story of war, humanity, bravery, love and the magic of books.
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- Miss Kiran Mahay
- 27-02-24
Love it
This was truly a delightful book. Definitely recommend it. It has all the highs and lows and hope.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-09-24
Grating narration and a sickly sweet storyline
The narrator clearly isn't British and the mispronunciation of many words was grating, made worse by the American language. Why not get a British actress to narrate a story based in London? The story is saccharine and twee with a faultless heroine except her predisposition to blame herself for absolutely everything.
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