The Bookshop on the Shore: A Novel Audiobook (Free)

A grand baronial home on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and an individual mom buying clean start all get together within this witty and warm-hearted novel by NY Occasions bestselling author Jenny Colgan.

Desperate to escape from London, single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her 4 year old boy Hari. She can hardly afford the crammed studio apartment on a busy street where shouting football fans maintain them awake all night. Hari’s dad, Jaz, a about The Bookshop within the Shoreline: A Novel charismatic but perpetually broke DJ, is no help at all. But his sister Surinder involves Zoe’s help, hooking her up with employment as far away through the urban crush as is possible: a bookshop over the banking institutions of Loch Ness. And there’s a second job to protect casing: Zoe will end up being an au pair for three children at an authentic castle in the Scottish Highlands.

But while Scotland is everything Zoe dreamed of-clear skies, fast oxygen, blessed quiet-everything else is a bit of a mess. The Urquart family castle can be grand, but crumbling, the childrens’ one dad can be a wreck, and the kids have already been kicked out of college and left with their very own devices. Zoe has her work slice out for her, and is set to go up to the challenge, particularly when she views how happily Hari has taken up to their new home.

With the help of Nina, the friendly local bookseller, Zoe begins to place down roots locally. Are books, fresh air, and kindness enough to heal this damaged family-and her personal…?