Who doesnt love a good audio book the bookseller by. In the 1960s, single kitty owns a bookshop but dreams of a life where shes married with children and she starts to blur the lines between. Cynthia swansons the bookseller is both a delightful and haunting exploration of identity, love and loss. A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of sliding doors, the bookseller follows a woman in the 19. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. She loves the bookshop she runs with her best friend, frieda, and enjoys complete control over her daytoday existence. In this debut novel by cynthia swanson, the protagonist, kitty miller, owns an independent bookstore in the early 1960s, together with her friend. The bookseller is wellwritten and the genre is wellexecuted. A young mother navigates the secrets her handsome husband seems to be hiding after his brother commits suicide in swansons the bookseller, 2015 second novel. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. May 11, 2017 julia roberts will be returning to the big screen in crystal city entertainments adaptation of the bookseller. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Mar 03, 2015 it is the details, however, that haunt 38yearold kitty miller, protagonist of cynthia swansons the bookseller. My new york times bestselling debut novel the bookseller harpercollins, 2015 tells the story of kitty miller a single woman in her late 30s who owns a.
For me, that is one of the major perks of this novel. She has chosen a life in the early 60s of unconventionality. Jan 16, 2017 but an eh book is tough because maybe itll get better. But what happens when your dreams seem so real that you no longer are sure what is real and what is the result of. Cynthia has published short fiction in numerous journals and been a pushcart prize nominee. The bookseller by cynthia swanson originally published on march 15, 2015 what ive learned, what weve both learned over the years, is that nothing is as permanent as it appears at the start. It tells the story of a woman living in an alternate reality, in different time periods, but which one is reality and which one is the life she created for herself in her mind. A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of sliding doors, the bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality with the. I loved cynthia swansons debut, the bookseller see my 2015 interview. I knew the beginning and the ending, and i had a pretty good idea of the. The bookseller by cynthia swanson is a story about a woman who starts to find the life she leads in her dream to be much more fulfilling than her real one. Maybe there will be a twist or an ending thats satisfying. A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of sliding doors, the bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality with the tantalizing alternate world of her dreams.
In the end, youll find that this story is quite unsettling, smart, and disturbing. The bookseller hamilton east public library website. That is what i have been struggling with while reading the bookseller. The bookseller, her first novel, was an indie next pick and is being translated into eleven languages. Cynthia swanson is the new york times bestselling author of the bookseller, which is slated to be a motion picture starring julia roberts. How new york times bestselling author of the bookseller. Jun 26, 2018 the bookseller by cynthia swanson what its about. The bookseller by cynthia swanson creates more than the flipping back and. March 3, 2015 the catowning spinster coowner of a struggling independent bookstore begins to experience morethanvivid dreams of an alternate life in this debut novel.
In the 1960s, single kitty owns a bookshop but dreams of a life where shes married with children and she starts to. The bookseller by cynthia swanson popsugar entertainment. Or maybe youll finish it and it wont be great and youll be mad you spent time on a book that wasnt your thing. The story follows kitty miller roberts, a single girl who runs a bookshop with her friend, frieda. The bookseller is slated to be a movie starring julia roberts. As the book opens, we meet kitty, a single career woman in 1962. She has published short fiction in th moon, kalliope, sojourner, and other periodicals. Cynthia swanson is the new york times and usa today bestselling author of the bookseller. If its a story about time travel or an alternate time experience, i am in. Mar 22, 2016 the bookseller by cynthia swanson creates more than the flipping back and forth between the two realities presented on the pageit beckons the reader to ponder the roads they, too, did not take and find themselves daydreaming about. May 11, 2017 crystal city entertainment has optioned the bookseller, cynthia swansons debut novel which quickly became a new york times bestseller and has garnered the interest of julia roberts. The ending is not developed, which really spoils the whole book. Kitty miller has come to terms with her unconventional single life. A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of sliding doors, the bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality.
Thoughts on books, family, and life in one impressive package. The bookseller by cynthia swanson written by mariella hunt the bookseller follows a woman named kitty who lives in denver, where she runs a. Her life is everything she hoped for, but that is when the dreams begin. Randy susan meyers, author of accidents of marriage. Teaming up with her best friend they open a bookshop, and she is in control of her own destiny.
Before writing her first novel, the bookseller, swanson was working as a midcentury designer. More than that however is the ease with which readers will be able to do so. Jan 20, 2018 the bookseller by cynthia swanson creates more than the flipping back and forth between the two realities presented on the pageit beckons the reader to ponder the roads they, too, did not take and find themselves daydreaming about. The bookseller by cynthia swanson published by harper collins on march 3, 2015 genres. An indie next selection and the winner of the 2016 willa award for historical fiction, the bookseller was also nominated for the goodreads choice award and the mpiba reading the west award. She loves the bookshop she runs with her best friend, frieda. Joanna hershon, author of a dual inheritance i inhaled the bookseller a deeply satisfying read. The catowning spinster coowner of a struggling independent bookstore begins to. I didnt love the ending, but that is really the only part i didnt like and its a. The premise is intriguing, but the pacing of the story is too plodding.
Mar 03, 2015 the bookseller by cynthia swanson published by harper collins on march 3, 2015 genres. In the bookseller by cynthia swanson, we meet kitty miller. The bookseller by cynthia swanson book club discussion. It is, however, a satisfying ending in which enough loose ends are tied up that the few. A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of sliding doors, the bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality with the tantalizing alternate world of her dreams nothing is as permanent as it appears. The bookseller ebook by cynthia swanson rakuten kobo. The awardwinning literary suspense novelist and new york times bestselling author of the bookseller, cynthia swanson, took a break before her upcoming book tour to chat with me about her new thriller, the glass forest, the writerslashdesigners process and unique. It wasnt a satisfactory ending for me but then i asked myself, how. Biography cynthia swanson is the american author of the bookseller. By the end i really wanted her to have the best bits of both of her worlds. My favorite quotes from the bookseller by cynthia swanson. The bookseller is one of those novels that begs readers to predict the ending long in advance. Thank you, tlc book tours, for inviting me to participate.
Crystal city entertainment has optioned the bookseller, cynthia swansons debut novel which quickly became a new york times bestseller and has garnered the interest of julia roberts. Apr 07, 2015 the bookseller by cynthia swanson is a story that plays off in the 1960s in denver, america. March 3, 2015 the catowning spinster coowner of a struggling independent bookstore begins to experience more. The bookseller by cynthia swanson is a story that plays off in the 1960s in denver, america. Swanson masterfully crafts both kittys and katharyns worlds, leaving open the question of which of them is. Julia roberts will be returning to the big screen in crystal city entertainments adaptation of the bookseller. Interview with author cynthia swanson the colorado sun. Cynthia swanson is the new york times bestselling author of the bookseller. But not a good joke, not one that i was in on, too. An indie next selection and the winner of the 2016 willa award for historical fiction, the bookseller has been translated into a dozen languages. It wasn t a satisfactory ending for me but then i asked myself, how. Hachette uk has set up a new website to offer nhs workers across the country free ebooks to thank them for their dedication during the pandemic.
The bookseller by cynthia swanson creates more than the flipping back and forth between the two realities presented on the pageit beckons the reader to ponder the roads they, too, did not take and find themselves daydreaming about. Swanson majored in english after changing the focus of her degree from architecture in her junior year. Its 1960, and 21yearold angie glass is deliriously happy with her handsome husband, paul, and their 6monthold son. The bookseller by cynthia swanson started out capturing my attention. The bookseller is the touching and intriguing story of one woman living two lives. Apr 10, 2015 the bookseller by cynthia swanson is a story about a woman who starts to find the life she leads in her dream to be much more fulfilling than her real one. It is the details, however, that haunt 38yearold kitty miller, protagonist of cynthia swansons the bookseller.
In the bookseller, writing with a sharptinged empathic pen, cynthia swanson takes us on a startling journey where a woman is thrust into the alternative world that might have been, had she made different choices. Julia roberts to star in the bookseller optioned by crystal. Set in denver in the early 1960s, the bookseller is the story of a. The bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile he. Julia roberts to star in adaptation of cynthia swansons the. Two simple words at the center of the bookseller by cynthia swanson. Julia roberts to star in the bookseller optioned by. It was announced thursday that the production company optioned cynthia. Set in denver in the early 1960s, it tells the story of a woman living two lives. Cynthia swansons the bookseller is ostensibly a story of two realities, one in which protagonist kitty is a 38yearold single woman who runs a failing bookstore with her lifelong best friend and lives alone with her cat, and another in which kitty now called katharyn is married with three children. The awardwinning literary suspense novelist and new york times bestselling author of the bookseller, cynthia swanson, took a break before her upcoming book tour to chat with me about her new thriller, the glass forest, the writerslashdesigners process and unique relationship with creativity, and how she finds her ideas.
A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel that will keep you turning pages into the early hours, the bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who wrestles to reconcile her daily life as a single bookstore owner with the alternate reality she suddenly begins to dream about each night, in which she is a happilymarried wife and mother. The thirtyninth book i read in 2015 was the bookseller by cynthia swanson. May 12, 2017 julia roberts has found her next highprofile cinematic vehicle. Julia roberts has found her next highprofile cinematic vehicle. Swanson takes the reader back and forth between two different lives of an ordinary woman. The bookseller by cynthia swanson my thoughts literally. The bookseller by cynthia swanson the book musings. Im delighted to be participating in the blog tour celebrating the bookseller, a debut novel by cynthia swanson. Pan macmillan sales and brand director anna bond is leaving the publisher after 17 years to join hachette uk as managing director of octopus. My new york times bestselling debut novel the bookseller harpercollins, 2015 tells the story of kitty miller a single woman in her late 30s who owns a bookshop with her best friend and begins to have nightly dreams of an alternative reality in which shes a married woman. Read the bookseller a novel by cynthia swanson available from rakuten kobo. It is just such a beautiful yet sad story and it left me profoundly moved by the end.
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