I am a Booklover, I love books about books and that are and related to books. That was the reason I picked this book up. "The Bookshop" started on an interesting note, where a young widow keeps everything at stake(I mean her backup money that was supposed to use for her living expenses purpose) and purchases a property, that is rumoured to be a haunted building and starts a bookshop in it, in an old town which until then never had any bookshop.

Only if she knew, a town which didn't had a bookshop, doesn't always have to like one. The obstacles arrive in the course of running the bookshop in a town that hardly reads, which includes a kind of power struggle in the town between the two women, ( Florence Green and Violet Gamart). And there is always a catch everywhere, so in this book. Rest of the book follows

- how did the bookshop made business?
- how did Florence Green settled herself in the town?
- how did the power struggle came to an end between Mrs.Green and Mrs.Gamart.

My Experience Reading this book:-

- This book has its own enough funny places that were enough to get you giggle or smirk every once in a while. You'll certainly feel relatable as a Booklover to the character of Florence Green.
- This book has given a clear insights into how bookshops ran back in the day in late 50's and early 60's. (Well, it's a periodic drama!)
- Felt the story was lagging and little boring, I'll blame this on the slow narrative here.
- Not a Spoiler! I personally felt the Florence Green's Idea of opening a bookshop in a backward town which is absolutely new to her and hoping to start a no-nonsense independent life there isn't really a smart move. Gotta realise it's fiction, but still!!
- Again, Not a Spoiler. But, whoever has read this book I'm sure they'll agree with me that it could have been a better climax.
( I didn't liked this climax much!)

Do I recommend this book?

Yes, it's a short read. Go for it if you like British Narrative Periodic Dramas. It's a cool one time read.