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The Secret Book Club
- Author
- Shauna Robinson
- Narrator
- Imani Jade Powers
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 1 February 2024
- Run Time
- 9 hours 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Narrative theme: sense of place, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and Contemporary romance, Humorous fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Adventure / action fiction
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What to expect
Maggie Banks loves books. And running a bookstore sounds like the best job in the world. Except in Bell River, a place that refuses to let her sell anything written this century.
But in Maggie's world, book rules are made to be broken.
And what better way to break tradition than by starting an underground book club. But keeping her new club quiet, selling forbidden books and dodging the strict literary society is proving harder than it seems. Especially when Maggie unearths a secret that could upend everything…
Early readers love The Secret Book Club:'Sometimes you just need a hug in a book and this is the one I needed.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Something about reading about books is so fun. The setting in this book was amazing and the romance was top tier.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This book has so much soul and quirky chaos that I absolutely adored.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'What a great story full of fun and mischief as well as some potential romance. Thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this book and was routing for Maggie the whole way.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Who doesn’t love a small town bookshop romance where the heroine finds not just love but purpose?’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I'd recommend this book to everyone who's a bookworm, likes bookish themes and is looking for a cute story in a small town setting.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Critics Review
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Praise for Must Love Books:
‘A wise and honest story of how it feels to be a young woman in search of yourself’ Taylor Jenkins Reid
‘It was really nice to be able to identify with the character’
‘A good storyline and entertaining’
‘An enjoyable read’
‘An easy and relatable read’
‘A book for book lovers . . . it’s impossible not to root for Nora! Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties
‘It’s refreshing to read a book about publishing with a half-Black heroine who’s wryly aware of the way she stands out in a very White field’ Kirkus Reviews
‘With emotional honesty and a surprising wit that I found addictive, Robinson’s debut is everything a book-about-books fan wants’
Kelly Harms, bestselling author of The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
‘Get comfy because you won’t be able to put this book down’
Sajni Patel, award-winning author of The Trouble with Hating You
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Details
- Author
- Shauna Robinson
- Narrator
- Imani Jade Powers
- Duration
- 9 hours 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 February 2024
- ISBN
- 9780008694463
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Narrative theme: sense of place, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and Contemporary romance, Humorous fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Adventure / action fiction
Synopsis
'A sparkling bookish story about rules just begging to be broken' Abby Jimenez, bestselling author of The Friend Zone Maggie Banks loves books. And running a bookstore sounds like the best job in the world. Except in Bell River, a place that refuses to let her sell anything written this century. But in Maggie's world, book rules are made to be broken. And what better way to break tradition than by starting an underground book club. But keeping her new club quiet, selling forbidden books and dodging the strict literary society is proving harder than it seems. Especially when Maggie unearths a secret that could upend everything… Early readers love The Secret Book Club: 'Sometimes you just need a hug in a book and this is the one I needed.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Something about reading about books is so fun. The setting in this book was amazing and the romance was top tier.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book has so much soul and quirky chaos that I absolutely adored.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'What a great story full of fun and mischief as well as some potential romance. Thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this book and was routing for Maggie the whole way.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Who doesn’t love a small town bookshop romance where the heroine finds not just love but purpose?’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I'd recommend this book to everyone who's a bookworm, likes bookish themes and is looking for a cute story in a small town setting.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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