The Bookstore : A Book Club Recommendation! (Paperback)

from lycomayflower

Esme moves from England to New York to attend graduate school in art history at Columbia. She ends up pregnant by her significantly older (and much richer) boyfriend and must decide how to proceed with life given this unexpected development. The bookstore of the title is The Owl, an independent u...

from AngelaLam

A solid book full of yearning, misguided emotions, and brilliant lyricism with an undercurrent of heartbreaking realism. A wonderful book for those who like character driven plots, art history, second hand bookstores, emotional dilemmas, and strident hope.

from Pattymclpn

This book gives us real life characters: the good, the bad and the ugly. Esme finds herself making difficult life choices. She is a likeable girl though and I was pulling for her all the way. Esme is hopelessly in love with Mitchell from the start, but will she wise up and make good decisions? Es...

from littlebirdreads

The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler was one of those books that I didn't fall in love with from the get-go, but did enjoy once I plugged along. What I did love from the get-go was Esme. Meyler created a dynamic and intriguing character quite quickly. I was impressed with the depth I found within Esme...

from book58lover

I was attracted to this book by the cover showing a pile of books. Who wouldn't love that? But the story was disappointing. Esme is a PhD candidate at Columbia and, one would think, very bright and motivated. Unfortunately she doesn't use those qualities in her choice of a bed partner and becomes...