The Booklover's Library takes us to London during WWII when married or widowed women were not allowed to work, when children were whisked out of London to keep them safe from the bombings, and to wonderful research done by Ms. Martin.

The book opens with a fire in Emma and her father's beloved bookstore.

Everything was lost including Emma's father.

We then move to nine years later when Emma is widowed with a child, has no income, and with England on the verge of entering the war.

When England does get involved, Emma has to make the difficult decision of sending her daughter away to be safe.

The characters are lovely, and the storyline will warm your heart as well as tear it apart.

Learning about a lending library that had Class A and Class B clients along with a pricey subscription fee was quite interesting.

You will wish you could go to Boot's Booklover's Library and talk with the people who work there and experience the warmth of the people and the organization of the library.

This book is a can't-put-down one and another GEM by Ms. Martin that will have you shedding happy tears along with the sad ones. 5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.