The Bookshop Ladies is a lovely gentle tale with twists and turns, secrets, guilt and revelations based mainly in Ballycove in Ireland. Hogan has the ability to draw you into her stories and make you care deeply about her characters.

Robyn has taken on the running of a bookshop but has to find the social skills to make it a success. Joy arrives in Ballycove with her own agenda but gets drawn into making the bookshop a success. Robyn’s mother Fern has her own problems and past secrets and she ends up helping the bookshop too. The glue keeping these disparate characters together is the lovely elderly Albie with his pet giant tortoise, Dolly.

I really didn’t want this book to end and feel it lends itself to a continuation of the story in another book. I have now read every Faith Hogan I can find and have never been disappointed.

This is the first book I have read by Faith Hogan but it definitely won’t be the last as I absolutely loved it.
The story is set in the beautiful setting of Ballycove a small town in Ireland and is all about Robyn Tessier and her bookshop.
The characters were all wonderful and I really felt like I was there with them. My favourite character was Albie.
A 5 star beautiful heart warming story that shows the true meaning of family. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a sequel.
Thanks to NetGalley, Aria and Aries and Faith Hogan for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

Another fantastic read. When Joy's husband leaves a valuable painting to a young lady in Ireland, as much as she is reeling from a secret he confessed fo her she decides to fly over to Ballycove and deliver the gift as instructed. When she meets Robyn who is struggling to get her bookshop profitable she suddenly finds herself helping out the delightful girl and really starts to get close to her and the rest of the family. A lovely story, warmhearted setting and delightful characters that you really resonate with and I really enjoyed it

The Bookshop Ladies by Faith Hogan is a fabulous read, it makes you feel good for having read and enjoyed it. It is a story of friendship, also secrets, lies and family. Most of all family in whatever shape you want to make it.
Jo Blackwood is haunted by her husband’s last words to her about a daughter. He sees but then le@ves a painting to this daughter that Jo never knew about.
So she goes to Ireland from France to find her and give her this precious painting. Robyn Tessier, who is living in Ballycove, a small town on the west coast of Ireland, is a very shy retiring young woman, who has no idea that Jo’s husband was her father. Her mother, Fern has never told her.
It is a story of people getting to know each other and becoming friends in the most unlikely situations and becoming a family.
Highly recommended

This was my first book by this author and won’t be my last. This was a poignant read of how events of the past can shape the future and of the bonds between family and friends and how secrets and betrayal always come out in the end.

This was heartwarming and beautiful read that was heartbreaking at times and set against the beautiful backdrop of Bally cove. I also enjoyed the references to Paris as this is one of my favourite cities and what’s not to love about a book set around a bookshop.

I would love a sequel to this to see where the characters lives go and how the bookshop continues to grow.

A fabulously enjoyable book. I've enjoyed books by this author before and this was no exception. Full of warm heartedness and feelgood moments to lift the spirits. Delightful characters with a good sense of community and welcoming strangers in their midst. Set in Western Ireland in a close knit coastal village although the book does start in Paris. A wonderful holiday read which will restore one's faith in human nature with strong family and friendships

Firstly I love this cover and it instantly draws you in. I am a big fan of the authors work and really enjoyed being brought back to Ballycove. Faith Hogan is a wonderful storyteller and this is the perfect summer read. Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the chance to read and review this book.

This was a very cosy read and as someone who is from Ireland and loves the description of the country I usually love novels like this. The premise was great but I found that the characters were not fleshed out very well. It felt like we were skipping through the story too quickly and any hint of emotional climaxes fell flat. I wasn’t really invested in the characters.

I’ve not read anything else from this author to it could be a one off.

Captivating and heartwarming this story will make you feel good from the very beginning. Faith Hogan is an amazing storyteller and this book just confirms it once more. I loved being back to Ballycove ( such a pleasure to see a cameo from previous characters, too!) and hope to read more soon!
One of my favourite Irish novelists, most recommended.
Thank you to NetGalley, Aria - Head of Zeus and the author for an early copy.
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This is a book about the important things in life. Family (whether actual or found), community, a sense of purpose. A lovely easy read which is both warm hearted and well written. The characters were sympathetic and felt very real. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and wished it was longer.

This is the first book I’ve read by Faith Hogan and I definitely plan to check out more of her work.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy of this book to review.

Firstly, what a lovely cover. It draws you straight into the Bookshop world. A mystery unfolds, when Joy's French husband dies in an accident, having just managed to tell her that he has a daughter, He has left a painting to his daughter, Robyn, and Joy goes to Ireland to deliver it, becoming very involved in helping to promote the bookshop.
This is a lovely book, without being sentimental it draws on the family relationships. Thanks to netGalley for a chance to read and review this book.

I absolutely loved this book, my favourite read of the year so far. Such a feel good vibe from the book, with the characters so well described I felt like I knew them.

When Joy's husband is suddenly dying of a heart attack he reveals that he has a daughter in Ireland and he wants her to take a painting to her. Ballycove is a small Irish village and Joy gets roped into helping Robyn run her bookshop and also meets her mother Fern. Lovely book thoroughly enjoyed reading it

A book of two parts. One set in the art world of Paris where a career as an artist is started, a baby is born, one is lost and a couple is formed. Those simple events are then unpicked over the summer in Ireland in a tiny village. tTe characters are great, they have their own hurts, and fears and nerves that shape them and the relationships that they have. The women are strong and fight for what they want, and that isn’t millions, but the joy of a life together painting, running a bookshop and happily retired above a bakers. A lovely lovey tale of friendship and love,

Another great book from Faith Hogan. Set mainly in Ireland Robyn opens a bookshop but is struggling. In another world Joy’s husband dies and on his deathbed declares he has a daughter. Joy sets off to find her and along the way meets Robyn and her family but how will she explain her reason for her visit. Loveable characters and easy to follow. Thanks to Faith and her publisher. Thanks also to NetGalley.

This is the second book I have read by Faith Hogan and I loved it - a definite 5 star read for me!

Joy Blackwood is presented with a shocking discovery on the sudden death of her husband. He leaves a painting in his will to Robyn Tessier and she has no idea why but is determined to find out why.

Robyn is finding her way in life by setting up a bookshop in Ballycove - she is shy and needs help to make a go of her new venture. Joy finds herself become embroiled into the life of the village and its inhabitants as she sets out to find out her husband’s secrets.

A tale of friendship, betrayal and secrets. An examination of what family means. A genuine warm hearted story.

To be recommended.

An enjoyable read with characters you are involved with from the start. The one part that slightly grated with me was the theft of the valuable book. In the belief that it was so valuable why would it be carelessly manhandled around a group of people?