Bloomsbury Girls

"A timely and beautiful ode to ambition, friendship, bookshops, and the written word.” - Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library

“Just delightful.” People Magazine’s Book of the Week

One bookshop. Fifty-one rules.
Three women who break them all.

The internationally bestselling author 
of The Jane Austen Society returns 
with a compelling and heartwarming story
of post-war London, a century-old bookstore,
and three women determined to find their 
way in a fast-changing world.

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An Instant National Bestseller

People Magazine’s Book of the Week

Amazon Best Books of the Month - Literature & Fiction

Indie Next Pick

Book of The Month Club Selection

An LA Times, Globe and Mail, Amazon, CBC, Indigo, Barnes & Noble, Vancouver Sun, Toronto Star, LA Daily News & Hatchard’s Bestseller

Indigo’s Best Books of 2022 So Far

Canadian Library Loan Stars Selection - May 2022

AudioFile Earphones Award Winner

Bloomsbury Books is an old-fashioned new and rare book store that has persisted and resisted change for a hundred years, run by men and guided by the general manager's unbreakable fifty-one rules. But in 1950, the world is changing, especially the world of books and publishing, and at Bloomsbury Books, the girls in the shop have plans:

Vivien Lowry: Single since her aristocratic fiance was killed in action during World War II, the brilliant and stylish Vivien has a long list of grievances - most of them well justified and the biggest of which is Alec McDonough, the Head of Fiction.

Grace Perkins: Married with two sons, she's been working to support the family following her husband's breakdown in the aftermath of the war. Torn between duty to her family and dreams of her own.

Evie Stone: In the first class of female students from Cambridge permitted to earn a degree, Evie was denied an academic position in favor of her less accomplished male rival. Now she's working at Bloomsbury Books while she plans to remake her own future.

As they interact with various literary figures of the time - Daphne Du Maurier, Ellen Doubleday, Sonia Blair (widow of George Orwell), Samuel Beckett, Peggy Guggenheim, and others - these three women with their complex web of relationships, goals and dreams are all working to plot out a future that is richer and more rewarding than anything society will allow.

‘Jenner has proven to be a master at spinning charming, earnest characters and paints a vivid picture of postwar England. I wanted to stay lost in her world forever!’
Stephanie Wrobel, internationally bestselling author of Darling Rose Gold

“Just delightful."
People Magazine

"Captivating."
BookPage

"This one’s good for the soul."
The Globe and Mail

"Another top-notch reading experience."
Booklist (starred review)

"An illuminating yarn...Fans of emotional historical fiction will be charmed."
Publishers Weekly

“Thoroughly enjoyable, full of energy and spirit.” Fine Books Magazine

"I wanted to stay lost in her world forever!"
Stephanie Wrobel, internationally bestselling author of Darling Rose Gold

"A book lover's dream."
Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

“Jenner sparkles in this deliciously feminist yet never anachronistic sophomore offering…Highly recommended.” The Historical Novel Society

“Real depth, exploring what it means to be a woman of ambition…You’ll cheer at the story’s uplifting ending.” Meg Waite Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Postmistress of Paris for Book of the Month Club

"A beguiling mixture of sparky romantic comedy and literary detective story…endlessly entertaining.” Jane Austen’s Regency World Magazine

"A timely and beautiful ode to ambition, friendship, bookshops, and the written word."
Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library

“Delightful."
Erica Bauermeister, New York Times bestselling author of The Scent Keeper (a Reese’s Book Club pick)

“A delicious read for all fans of books and bookstores.” Rhys Bowen, internationally bestselling author of Where the Sky Begins