This novel is about a "book whisperer," which made me think of a colleague, Gina, who is exceptional at matching books to students. "The Bookshop on the Corner" is about more than book matching, however. Jenny Colgan's novel is about being open to what life throws your way, taking chances, and starting a new life. I especially enjoyed Nina's romantic soul, the sexual tension and the way Colgan leaves much to the reader's imagination. That romantic thread continued with the "reading tree" where characters left books and notes in, on, and around a dying tree. (of course my mind right away went into teacher mode...trying to figure out how to recreate this for students...and then I remembered, I'm retired) Scotland is a great backdrop for the story, the juxtaposition between "The Little Shop of Happy-Ever-After" book van and the wild landscape is well played.
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