num_pages: 368
description: In this thought-provoking wise and emotionally rich novel New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs explores the meaning of happiness trust and faith in oneself as she asks the question If you had to start over what would you do and who would you be?There is a book for everything . . . Somewhere in the vast Library of the Universe as Natalie thought of it there was a book that embodied exactly the things she was worrying about.In the wake of a shocking tragedy Natalie Harper inherits her mothers charming but financially strapped bookshop in San Francisco. She also becomes caretaker for her ailing grandfather Andrew her only living relativenot counting her scoundrel father.But the gruff deeply kind Andrew has begun displaying signs of decline. Natalie thinks its best to move him to an assisted living facility to ensure the care he needs. To pay for it she plans to close the bookstore and sell the derelict but valuable building on historic Perdita Street which is in need of constant fixing. Theres only one problemGrandpa Andrew owns the building and refuses to sell. Natalie adores her grandfather; shell do whatever it takes to make his final years happy. Besides she loves the store and its books provide welcome solace for her overwhelming grief.After she moves into the small studio apartment above the shop Natalie carries out her grandfathers request and hires contractor Peach Gallagher to do the necessary and ongoing repairs. His young daughter Dorothy also becomes a regular at the store and she and Natalie begin reading together while Peach works.To Natalies surprise her sorrow begins to dissipate as her life becomes an unexpected journey of new connections discoveries and revelations from unearthing artifacts hidden in the bookshops walls to discovering the truth about her family her future and her own heart.
language: English
title: The Lost and Found Bookshop
publisher: William Morrow