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

Desperate to escape from London, single mother Zoe really wants to build a new lease of life for herself and her 4 year old kid Hari. She can hardly afford the crammed studio house on the busy street where shouting football fans keep them awake forever. Hari’s father, Jaz, a about The Bookshop on the Shoreline: A Book charismatic but perpetually broke DJ, is definitely no help whatsoever. But his sister Surinder comes to Zoe’s aid, hooking her up with employment as a long way away through the urban crush as possible: a bookshop within the banking institutions of Loch Ness. And there’s another job to cover casing: Zoe will end up being an au set for three children at a genuine castle in the Scottish Highlands.

But while Scotland is everything Zoe dreamed of-clear skies, fast oxygen, blessed quiet-everything else is a tiny clutter. The Urquart family castle is definitely grand, but crumbling, the childrens’ one dad is normally a wreck, and the kids have already been kicked out of school and left with their personal devices. Zoe has her work lower out for her, and is set to rise to the challenge, particularly when she sees how gladly Hari has taken up to their new home.

With the help of Nina, the friendly local bookseller, Zoe begins to place down roots in the community. Are books, oxygen, and kindness enough to heal this damaged family-and her own…?