The Battle of the Bookshops Style Casual one of the many Christmas

one of the many Christmas items for sale at her family’s Hollydale Holiday Shop

But what happens when the assistant to The Villain is ready to become his apprentice

a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this “brilliant and gut-churning masterpiece” (Library Journal

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She will fight for her friend

The Battle of the Bookshops Style Casual one of the many ChristmasThe cute, seaside town of Portneath has been the home of Capelthornes Books for nearly a hundred years The shop, in the heart of a high street that stretches crookedly down the hill from the castle to the sea, may be a tad run down these days, but to Jules Capelthorne, the wonky, dusty world of literary treasures is full of precious childhood memories. When her great aunt Florence gets too frail to run it alone, Jules ditches her junior publishing job