The British Booksellers by Kristy Cambron is utterly astounding. I loved every single second of this heart-wrenching, breath-stealing story. The pacing is absolute brilliance. It mimics the time-line of history. At the beginning, and through the middle of the story, things are happening, but slowly. There’s this frustrating tension. You know something is coming. You know that something is going to be bad. By about the 1/2-3/4 marks, my skin was crawling with anticipation. Then the bombs started falling. And falling. And falling. I couldn’t breathe. I was so stressed and so worried for all these characters I had slowly come to love. I was 100% a participant in this story and I loved it. The characters in this story are golden. They’re human and relatable and frustrating and lovely and secretive and open-books. They perfectly exemplify the human condition when the current world condition is fraught with fear and anxiety and guilt and shame and worry. I loved the dual time-line and getting to see our main characters, Charlotte and Amos, in both periods. Their journey to love was painful and arduous to say the least, but I cheered for them. I truly did. And Eden, Charlotte’s daughter, I loved her. I love how she is a peacemaker and a fighter. And then there is Will. He’s meant to be the villain, but he worms his way into the reader’s heart and does not let go. I grew to love Will the most. What a uniquely good man! This book is amazing. What is does to the reader’s heart is memorable and lasting.

The British Booksellers is a story I will not soon forget. I loved this story and I am so sad my time with these endearing characters is over. If you’re a fan of well-researched, well-written Historical Fiction filled with humanity and heart, then this is definitely the story for you.