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The English Bookstore in Bologna
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $28.99
ISBN13: 9781662523786
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Published: Aug 18 2026
Pages: 443
Weight: 1.29
Height: 1.44 Width: 5.79 Depth: 8.61
Language: English
Against the sunlit backdrop of Italy, five expats discover each other--and rediscover themselves--in a charmingly funny and poignant novel by the author of An Unfinished Story and A Spanish Sunrise.
Tucked away on a cobblestone street in enchanting Bologna, Italy, is the only English bookstore in the city. It's owned by prickly Sandy Cooke, who keeps love, and even romantic fiction, at a distance. Her employee, timid and hopelessly optimistic Moira, dreams of transforming the struggling shop into a vibrant community hub. Against the odds, one Bolognese summer, it becomes a haven for fellow expats at their own crossroads.
Bianca is a psychotherapist escaping both a breakdown and withering reviews of her new self-help book. On her heels is her father, George, wrestling with retirement--and regrets. He's had a few, but the light of his life has always been his daughter. Then there's Harold, a young and awkward barista from Denver recovering from his first belly-flopping high dive into love. Maybe it's time for reinvention.
At the only English bookstore in Bologna, paths converge for five damaged souls who discover that healing doesn't require much--just honest connection and an open heart.
(c) 2026 by Lemuel Harrall Walker III, writing as Boo Walker, all rights reserved.
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