In 1939, young Grace Bennett and her best friend Viv want nothing more than to leave the quiet streets of Norfolk for the excitement of London. Both dream of working at Harrod's but without recommendations from a previous employer, that can't happen. Viv is not above a little white lie and fakes a letter which lands her a coveted job on Harrod's shopping floor. Grace, instead, must rely on the generosity of her mother's friend and temporarily work as an assistant to the curmudgeonly Mr. Evans,` owner of Primrose Hill Books. Tucked away on a side street, far away from stylish Paternoster Row where multiple bookstores looked out on each other, the shop is dusty and disorganized. With little interest in reading, Grace hopes she can survive her 6 months of employment with enough skill that she will earn her a good recommendation and be off to join Viv. But the war and the blitz and Grace's own journey to self discovery change all that. A warm fuzzy tribute to the power of reading and small book stores everywhere.
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