First published 2022
Shaun Bythell, the last of his kind, runs a struggling bookshop in a dying town. When a wealthy developer offers to buy him out, Shaun must decide: retire in comfort or make one final stand for his beloved store. As the deadline looms, Shaun rallies his eccentric staff, outsmarts the developer, and finally finds the joy in his life's work.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, underdog
Setting: Dying Town
Period: 21st-Century
377 pages · Hardcover · Profile Books