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Alisha
Jul 28, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: happy-books
Short and splendid. A 39-year-old spinster named Helen McGill keeps house for her brother, who's always going off on trips and leaving her at home to be the practical one.

One day a traveling book salesman with a horse and customized wagon (think like an RV, only personally crafted) shows up. His name is Roger Mifflin. His mission in life is to get decent books to the common man (and woman). But he's decided to give up the life and settle down with his brother in Brooklyn so he can write his own
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Mark Rabideau
Mar 25, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
This is a very good and entertaining read. I recommend both the series and author, although I have to say both are new to me, but old to the world (like me). ;)
Jinx
Feb 22, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: audio-books, classics
I liked this so much better than is sequel the Haunted Bookshop! This was a sweet cozy little book. :)
AbZeroNow
Feb 24, 2017 rated it liked it
Walter Neto
Jan 15, 2019 marked it as to-read
Andrea
Sep 30, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Fantome Blue
Dec 16, 2021 marked it as to-read
Shelves: public-domain