Ladies and gents, book lovers of all ages, this book really REALLY gets us! No, really, it gets readers, book lovers, collectors, and those that just plain fall in love with the written word... and that's aside from the story at the heart of things! Get your TBR ready because you'll want to make a home for this one post haste. Touring now with Rachel's Random Resources and on the blog today, our blog tour guest and ebook of choice...
The Little Venice Bookshop
by
Rebecca Raisin
About the book...
A bundle of mysterious letters. A trip to Venice. A journey she’ll never forget.
When Luna loses her beloved mother, she’s bereft: her mother was her only family, and without her Luna feels rootless. Then the chance discovery of a collection of letters in her mother’s belongings sends her on an unexpected journey.
Following a clue in the letters, Luna packs her bags and heads to Venice, to a gorgeous but faded bookshop overlooking the canals, hoping to uncover the truth about her mother’s mysterious past.
Will Luna find the answers she’s looking for – and finally find the place she belongs? Purchase
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"...'...I love reading. Love bookshops. Novels are like a portal into another world. No matter what’s happening in my life, I know I can always escape into the pages of a book and forget my troubles for a while. Reading is like therapy and you don’t need great sums of cash to access books. I have library cards from all around the world. I scour flea markets and second-hand bookshops for forgotten beauties. I might not have much in terms of material possessions but I have those stories in my heart.’..."
Be still my heart.
This is just one of several passages, nay, several pages that I highlighted and wanted to share. As much as I loved the story of Luna, Oscar, Gigi, Giancarlo, Ruby, Aunt Loui, the bookshop cats, and the bookshop itself (oh the bookshop!), my heart was stolen by all the bookish passages and sentiments shared. It not only went into making Luna a truly three dimensional character, but showed us, the reading audience, that the author truly gets us, and her, probably is one of us.
Who are we? Book people. Those that sell them, love them, surround themselves with the stories in good times and bad, escape between the pages for some TLC, and just generally choose to eat, sleep, and breathe them. The words are not just stories, but ways into our imagination, other lives and times, experiences and cultures. The right combination of story and heart goes a long way in capturing us body and soul to the point that putting the book down is a burden. We want to be there with our favorite characters, see them fight through challenges, and triumph over adversity. The author gave us all that and more with a tender story that reminds us that while we're all different, we're still looking for the same things...a place or person to call home.
Come for the story, stay for the book love, and share this one for the sheer joy of it all! It's another release from this talented author that you won't soon forget.
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About the author...
Rebecca Raisin writes heartwarming romance from her home in sunny Perth, Australia. Her heroines tend to be on the quirky side and her books are usually set in exotic locations so her readers can armchair travel any day of the week. The only downfall about writing about gorgeous heroes who have brains as well as brawn, is falling in love with them – just as well they’re fictional. Rebecca aims to write characters you can see yourself being friends with. People with big hearts who care about relationships and believe in true, once in a lifetime love. Her bestselling novel Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop has been optioned for film with MRC studios and Frolic Media.
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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the ebook for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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