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"A lovely look at loss, family, and the comfort found in a good bookstore."
—Kirkus Reviews
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THE BOOKSHOP OF YESTERDAYS
A WOMAN INHERITS A BELOVED BOOKSTORE IN THIS POIGNANT DEBUT ABOUT FAMILY, FORGIVENESS AND A LOVE OF READING.
Miranda Brooks grew up in the stacks of her eccentric Uncle Billy’s bookstore, Prospero Books, solving the inventive scavenger hunts he created just for her. But on Miranda’s twelfth birthday, Billy has a mysterious falling-out with her mother, and Miranda doesn’t hear from him again until sixteen years later when she receives unexpected news: Billy has died and left her Prospero Books, which is teetering on bankruptcy—and one final scavenger hunt.
When Miranda returns home to Los Angeles and to Prospero Books—now as its owner—she finds clues that Billy has hidden for her inside novels on the store’s shelves, in locked drawers, in mailed packages. Miranda soon finds herself drawn into a journey where she meets people from Billy’s past, people whose stories reveal a history that Miranda’s mother has kept hidden—and the terrible secret that tore her family apart.
Bighearted and trenchantly observant, The Bookshop of Yesterdays is a lyrical story of family, love and the healing power of community. It’s a love letter to reading and bookstores, and a testament to how our histories shape who we become.
“Part mystery and part drama, Meyerson uses a complex family dynamic in The Bookshop of Yesterdays to spotlight the importance of truth and our need for forgiveness.” —Associated Press
“Meyerson writes beautifully, with lush descriptions of LA and believable interactions between characters. Prospero Books is warm, inviting, and populated with lovably quirky employees readers will want to get to know. A lovely look at loss, family, and the comfort found in a good bookstore.” —Kirkus Reviews
“In her heartfelt debut, Meyerson brings readers on a scavenger hunt full of literary clues and family secrets…. Filled with quotes from and allusions to The Tempest, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Jane Eyre, Meyerson’s evocative novel is a fun homage to book lovers and the eclectic spirit of L.A.” —Publishers Weekly
“Meyerson's debut is a sweet read filled with family, love, and healing. Readers... will be charmed by this tale of self-discovery and new beginnings.” —Library Journal
"[A novel] with an unalloyed sweetness at its heart."–Toronto Star
Select Interviews & Conversations on The Bookshop of Yesterdays
Writers on Writing (KUCI)
March 13, 2019
Conversations Live with Vicki St. Clair
On-Air Interview with Amy Meyesron