The Lost and Found Bookshop -- Susan Wiggs

<p><strong>A wonderful exploration of the past and the future and, most importantly, of what it means to be present in the here and now. Full of the love of words, the love of family, and the love of falling in love, The Lost and Found Bookshop is a big-hearted gem of a novel that will satisfy and entertain readers from all walks of life. Lovely </strong><strong>--Garth Stein, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Art of Racing In The Rain</em></strong></p><p><strong>In this thought-provoking, wise and emotionally rich novel, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Susan Wiggs explores the meaning of happiness, trust, and faith in oneself as she asks the question, <em>If you had to start over, what would you do and who would you be? <br/></em></strong></p><p><em>There is a book for everything . . . </em></p><p>Somewhere in the vast Library of the Universe, as Natalie thought of it, there was a book that embodied exactly the things she was worrying about.</p><p>In the wake of a shocking tragedy, Natalie Harper inherits her mother's charming but financially strapped bookshop in San Francisco. She also becomes caretaker for her ailing grandfather Andrew, her only living relative--not counting her scoundrel father.</p><p>But the gruff, deeply kind Andrew has begun displaying signs of decline. Natalie thinks it's best to move him to an assisted living facility to ensure the care he needs. To pay for it, she plans to close the bookstore and sell the derelict but