Skip to content
The British Booksellers

The British Booksellers

HISTORICAL FICTION I ROMANCE I WORLD WAR 2 I MULTIPLE TIMELINES I 20TH CENTURY

Inspired by real accounts of the Forgotten Blitz bombings, The British Booksellers highlights the courage of those whose lives were forever changed by war—and the stories that bind us in the fight for what matters most.

A tenant farmer’s son had no business daring to dream of a future with an earl’s daughter, but that couldn’t keep Amos Darby from his secret friendship with Charlotte Terrington . . . until the reality of the Great War sobered youthful dreams. Now decades later, he bears the brutal scars of battles fought in the trenches and their futures that were stolen away. His return home doesn’t come with tender reunions, but with the hollow fulfillment of opening a bookshop on his own and retreating as a recluse within its walls.

When the future Earl of Harcourt chose Charlotte to be his wife, she knew she was destined for a loveless match. Though her heart had chosen another long ago, she pledges her future even as her husband goes to war. Twenty-five years later, Charlotte remains a war widow who divides her days between her late husband’s declining estate and operating a quaint Coventry bookshop—Eden Books, lovingly named after her grown daughter. And Amos is nothing more than the rival bookseller across the lane.

As war with Hitler looms, Eden is determined to preserve her father’s legacy. So when an American solicitor arrives threatening a lawsuit that could destroy everything they’ve worked so hard to preserve, mother and daughter prepare to fight back. But with devastation wrought by the Luftwaffe’s local blitz terrorizing the skies, battling bookshops—and lost loves, Amos and Charlotte—must put aside their differences and fight together to help Coventry survive.

From deep in the trenches of the Great War to the storied English countryside and the devastating Coventry Blitz of WWII, The British Booksellers explores the unbreakable bonds that unite us through love, loss, and the enduring solace that can be found between the pages of a book.

PRAISE

British Booksellers Amazon C

“Kristy Cambron has long delighted readers with her richly textured tales of epic historical episodes and the intimate, intricate workings of the human heart. In her latest work, The British Booksellers, Cambron delivers yet again, with her powerful punch of assiduous research and skillful, lush storytelling. Sweeping across generations and both World Wars, this is a luminous ode to the soul’s deep and indelible yearning for love, hope, and truth.”

—Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author of Finding Margaret Fuller

“With pitch-perfect prose and impeccable research, Kristy Cambron brings to life the Forgotten Blitz bombings of World War II—and shines a light on the ways in which we find hope in even the darkest moments. A testament to bravery, loss, and the power story has to unite us, The British Booksellers will steal readers’ hearts. This stunning novel is a poignant reminder of the indomitable nature of the human spirit and the enduring power of true love. Five huge stars!”

—Kristy Woodson Harvey,
New York Times bestselling author of
The Summer of Songbirds

 

“Set in the English countryside and spanning two wars, Kristy Cambron’s latest, The British Booksellers, is a beautiful and enlightening novel that captures the lost love and youthful dreams of two unlikely soul mates, Charlotte and Amos.  Full of longing and sprinkled with literary gems, I was completely swept away with this enchanting tale.”

—Nicola Harrison, author of
Hotel Laguna

British Booksellers Amazon A

MEET THE AUTHOR

Kristy Cambron Web Author

KRISTY CAMBRON

An award-winning author of historical fiction, including her bestselling debut The Butterfly and the Violin, Kristy’s work has been named to Publishers Weekly Religion & Spirituality Top 10, Library Journal Reviews’ Best Books, and RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards; received 2015 and 2017 INSPY Award nominations; and has been featured at CBN, Lifeway Women, Jesus Calling, Country Woman Magazine, MICI Magazine, Faithwire, Declare, (in)Courage, and Bible Gateway. She holds a degree in Art History/Research Writing and lives in Indiana with her husband and three sons, where she can probably be bribed with a peppermint mocha latte and a good read.

Connect with Kristy:

Website: kristycambron.com
Instagram: @kristycambron
Twitter: @KCambronAuthor
Facebook: @KCambronAuthor
Pinterest: Kristy Cambron

SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL LIST

Sign up to receive email updates on new releases, Goodreads Giveaways, e-book deals, and more.