Hodder & Stoughton Bookshop Below: the sweepingly romantic fantasy tale by #1 Sunday Times bestselling author

**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'Georgia Summer's magical bookshop is my new favourite place' LAINI TAYLOR 'Mesmerizing and magical' SARAH BETH DURST 'Darkly whimsical and utterly heartwrenching' V. L. BOVALINO THE BOOKSHOP MUST HAVE AN OWNER . . . If you want a story that will change your life, Chiron's bookshop is where you go. For those lucky enough to grace its doors, it's a glimpse into a world of deadly bargains and powerful, magical books. For Cassandra Fairfax, it's a reminder of everything she lost, when Chiron kicked her out and all but shuttered the shop. Since then, she's used her skills in less . . . ethical ways, trading stolen books and magical readings to wealthy playboys looking for power money can't buy. Then Chiron dies. And if Cassandra knows anything, it's this: the bookshop must always have an owner. To restore the shop, she'll need the help of Lowell Sharpe, a rival bookseller who is everything Cassandra is not - and knows it, too. But as she is plunged into a world of unscrupulous collectors, deadly ink magic and shady societies, a dark force threatens to unravel the bookshops entirely . . . A gorgeous and intricately-woven fantasy novel about the charms and trials of a magical bookshop, perfect for fans of A Letter to the Luminous Deep and Where the Library Hides! 'Rich, dark and romantic, The Bookshop Below is a must read for everyone who believes in the magic of books' M. A. KUZNIAR 'A love letter to the power of words' CATELYN WILSON 'Lavish, beguiling, and altogether the sort of enchanted book you'd expect to find in the shadowy corner of a curious shop' SYLVIE CATHRALL READERS LOVE THE BOOKSHOP BELOW 'This book comes alive with believable characters, all with secrets and questionable pasts' 'This book has everything I want in a slower paced fantasy' 'Absolutely ate this book up. 10/10' 'A murder mystery, magical bookshop and rivals to lovers this was the perfect start to Autumn' 'Like curling up with a cup of tea in a bookstore that might also curse you' 'A must read for every booklover!' 'A book about bookshops - pure indulgent magic from start to finish' Autorid: Georgia Summers