num_pages: 416
description: A grand baronial house on Loch Ness a quirky small-town bookseller and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warm-hearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan.Desperate to escape from London single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her son Hari. She can barely afford the crammed studio apartment on a busy street where honking horns and shouting football fans keep them awake all night. If she doesnt find a way out soon Zoe knows its just a matter of time before she has a complete meltdown. On a whim she answers an ad for a nanny job in the Scottish Highlands which is about as far away from the urban crush of London as possible. It sounds heavenly!The job description asks for someone capable of caring for three gifted children two of which behave like feral wolverines. The childrens widowed father is a wreck and the kids run wild in a huge tumbledown castle on the heather-strewn banks of Loch Ness. Still the peaceful picturesque location is everything London is notand Zoe rises to the challenges of the job.With the help of Nina the friendly local bookseller Zoe begins to put down roots in the community. Are books fresh air and kindness enough to heal this broken familyand her own?
language: English
title: The Bookshop on the Shore
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks