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The Bookshop Below

the sweepingly romantic fantasy tale by #1 Sunday Times bestselling author
By Georgia Summers
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Mesmerizing and magical SARAH BETH DURSTDarkly whimsical and utterly heart-wrenching V. L. BOVALINO Enter the beautiful and cutthroat world of magic and secret societies, where a bookseller must contend with a rival that will push her far past her limits. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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In this extraordinary standalone from the author of The City of Stardust, a disgraced bookseller is offered the chance to restore a magical bookshop to its former glory, and enters a dark underworld of unscrupulous collectors, deadly ink magic and shady societies.

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Mesmerizing and magical SARAH BETH DURST
Darkly whimsical and utterly heart-wrenching V. L. BOVALINO

Enter the beautiful and cutthroat world of magic and secret societies, where a bookseller must contend with a rival that will push her far past her limits. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Catelyn Wilson.

The bookshop must have an owner...

Cassandra Fairfax has always known that bookshops are magic, filled with stories that can change your life... for a price. She spent most of her life in one - up until her guardian Chiron threw her out and all but shuttered the shop.

Since then, she's barely been making ends meet, trading stolen books to power-hungry playboys in order to get by.

Until Cassandra receives shocking news: Chiron is dead. The bookshop is hers.

Thrown into a world of unscrupulous collectors, deadly ink magic and shady societies, Cassandra quickly realises she's out of her depth, even with the reluctant help of her irritatingly handsome rival, Lowell Sharpe.

A dark force is coming, and if Cassandra doesn't stop it, it could unravel the bookshop entirely...

READERS LOVE THE BOOKSHOP BELOW

'This book comes alive with believable characters, all with secrets and questionable pasts' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This book has everything I want in a slower-paced fantasy' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Absolutely ate this book up. 10/10' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A murder mystery, magical bookshop and rivals to lovers this was the perfect start to Autumn' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Like curling up with a cup of tea in a bookstore that might also curse you' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A must-read for every booklover!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A book about bookshops - pure indulgent magic from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399714419

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodderscape

Illustration: None

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Georgia Summers is a half-British, half-Trinidadian writer, who spent most of her life living across the world, including Russia, Colombia and the US. When she's not doing bookish things, she's planning her next great adventure. She currently lives in London, but she dreams of one day living in a haunted château with a ghost that cleans. She is the author of The City of Stardust.

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