The Little Library on Cherry Lane

Katie Ginger

BOOKS, books, books! Feel-good author Katie Ginger (pictured below) – author of gorgeous romances like The Secrets of Meadow Farmhouse and Summer Strawberries at Swallowtail Bay – is back to seduce us with this warm and cosy story set around a community library in a picturesque English village, and starring a young librarian who has made books her armour against the world.

Filled with a cast of adorable characters, a big helping of inspirational and joyful community spirit, and a simmering romance that has more ups and downs than a seaside rollercoaster, The Little Library on Cherry Lane will take root in everyone’s heart.

Insomniac Elsie Martin may lead a quiet life, but working in her beloved local library in the pretty village of Meadowbank is more than enough to make her happy. After all, books are her whole life. ‘They take you places you might never get the chance to see. They take you away from your troubles… they help you believe things can be different.’

So when the library is threatened with closure to make way for a new housing development, Elsie knows it has to be saved… and she also knows that despite being painfully shy, she needs to be the one to lead the campaign to save it.

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Meanwhile, Jacob Yardley thinks he’s doing the right thing by building a new affordable housing development. Why shouldn’t local people be able to buy a house in the place they grew up? Having to leave his own small home town broke his heart. Plus, people don’t really use libraries any more… do they?

As Elsie and Jacob clash over the future of the library, sparks begin to fly. Jacob is falling back in love with books and libraries… could he possibly be falling for Elsie, too? And will Elsie be able to save the library that means so much to her? As the pages turn on a drama featuring high emotions, battles, books and kindness, Elsie and Jacob’s slow-burning love becomes the fire that sets the story alight. The strength of a united community, the importance of libraries and the power of books to inspire also play important roles in making The Little Library on Cherry Lane the ideal reading escape.
(HQ, paperback, £8.99)