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Hardback
Published: 30th September 2025
Hardback, Large Print Edition
Published: 1st July 2025
Paperback
Published: 3rd June 2025
Storybook Ending: The feel-good book of the summer
By (Author) Moira MacDonald
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
30th September 2025
3rd June 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Romance: wholesome / clean
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Narrative theme: love / relationships
813.6
Hardback
320
Width 144mm, Height 220mm, Spine 32mm
420g
This is the story of a love triangle... of sorts.
I so enjoyed Storybook Ending. Its the perfect balance of cosiness and originality warm, comforting, with a hilarious mix-up at its heart that I couldn't wait to see unravel Beth OLeary, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flatshare
April is lonely. Since her office issued a permanent work from home mandate, shes lost herself a little. So, in a bid to break out of the funk, she leaves an anonymous note inside a book for the hot guy at her neighbourhood bookstore.
Laura is a busy single mum. Thanks to the meddling hand of fate, shes the one who finds Aprils note, thinking its from the guy who served her at the bookstore. A little flirtation with an attractive man who loves books might be just what she needs.
Meanwhile Westley, handsome but not so perceptive, is too distracted by a movie filming at the shop to notice either woman's furtive glances as they leave notes for each other amid the books in the stacks.
April and Laura's continued anonymous correspondence will shake all three of these characters out of their mundane routines, sparking a glimmer of hope that they might just get what they want: a storybook ending of their own.
An intricate web of miscommunication and serendipitous encounters, Storybook Ending is a playful tribute to romance, friendship and bookstores; and to the objects from a forgotten slip of paper to someones heart left between the pages of books.
Readers love Storybook Ending...
A book that is set in a book shop whats not to love ****
A charming tale that beautifully blends romance, friendship, and the magic of books ****
A heartwarming, enjoyable read ****
A wonderful cosy read that has friendship at its heart ****
I so enjoyed Storybook Ending. Its the perfect balance of cosiness and originality warm, comforting, with a hilarious mix-up at its heart that I couldn't wait to see unravel. -- Beth OLeary, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flatshare
Storybook Ending is so radiant, so big-hearted, reading it feels like receiving an unexpected gift, one that youve waited a lifetime for. Its a love letter to the secret, unspoken longings nestled within the pages of ordinary lives. In a world filled with love stories and tangled triangles, this one stands out-reaching a resolution as unique as it is profoundly satisfying. I absolutely loved this book. -- Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
An absolutely charming love letter to bookstores and the magic that happens inside there.
-- Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Summer RomanceMoira Macdonald is the longtime arts critic for the Seattle Times. Storybook Ending is her first novel.