The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted

STRONG HARDCOVER PUBLICATION: An Ingram Premier Pick with glowing blurbs from Garth Stein, Steven Rowley, Liam Callanan, Meg Donohue, and more, plus rave reviews in the trades-including a starred Booklist-our hardcover publication garnered much love both in and out of house. We have a terrific base to grow with our paperback publication.BELOVED AND BESTSELLING CATEGORIES, ESPECIALLY IN PAPERBACK: As seen with novels such as The Bookshop on the Corner or The Little Paris Bookshop, readers love books about books, and they sell, especially in paperback! With a beautiful Australian bookstore, a viviacious librarian who makes personal reading recommendations, and a sweeping WWII backstory that has garnered comparisons to We Were the Lucky Ones, this novel is on-trend for historical fiction paperback readers and summer reading promotions.LYRICAL, MOVING PROSE: Hillman's writing is incredibly evocative, bringing to life the Australian landscape and village life alongside haunting twentieth century history. Hillman has ghostwritten several biographies with women who survived the Holocaust, so Hannah's experiences are powerfully honest and handled with great sensitivity. With shades of Sophie's Choice and The Light Between Oceans, The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted marries luminous prose to an unforgettable and important story.BOOK CLUB POTENTIAL: With its post-World War II setting, delightful love story, and charming tributes to literature, libraries, and bookstores, this novel is an ideal book club pick and will sell well to readers of The Little Paris Bookshop and The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry.