Título: The Vanishing Bookstore: A spellbinding and unputdownable page-turner
Autor: Helen Phifer
Sinopse: ‘Every story needs a happy ending. And you can’t have yours until you find the bookstore.’
1692. On the outskirts of Salem, a bookstore stands covered in overgrown vines. Inside, a young woman hides a linen-wrapped journal under a loose floorboard and runs away, panicked by the sound of hounds barking in the distance. The bookstore vanishes into thin air…
Present day. Stepping inside a pale-pink house on one of the oldest streets in Salem, Dora can’t believe she’s about to finally meet the mother she thought died tragically when she was just a child. But the excitement is short-lived. Dora’s mother has fear in her eyes, and with a trembling voice she whispers: ‘my life is in danger, and now so is yours…’
Desperate not to lose her mother all over again, Dora digs into her family’s mysterious past, and stumbles upon a seemingly impossible secret: the key to their survival is hidden in a bookstore that no one has seen for generations.
Losing herself amongst thorny brackens and twisted ferns, Dora eventually finds the path that leads to the bookstore. But someone is watching her. They’ve been waiting for her.
As she pushes open the beautiful blue door hidden amongst the sharp brambles, and stands in front of rows of crumbling leatherbound books with faded pages, she has no idea of the secrets she is about to uncover. Or that her life is in more danger than ever before…
Readers will lose themselves in the mesmerising magic of this absorbing and utterly unputdownable page-turner. Perfect for fans of Weyward, The Lost Apothecary and Practical Magic.
What readers are saying about The Vanishing Bookstore:
‘Spellbinding, heart-stopping page-turner and unputdownable… Oh my I loved reading [it]… I just loved this book, it has everything… Enchanting… Just too good to ever put down.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I absolutely loved this book!!!... Had everything… One of my new favourites.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Breathtaking… gives all the feels, is literally unputdownable. A cover to cover, in one sitting read… had me in suspense from start till the very last page. A fantastic 5 stars read.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Oh wow… Fantastic… I just couldn’t put it down.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I absolutely adored this book!!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Wow wow wow… amazing.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A fantastic magical read… hooked me right away… wonderful.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I loved everything about this book and I didn’t want it to end.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Absolutely wonderful… I read [it] in two days… I couldn’t put it down… I was desperate to know how it was all going to end!… It had everything… a brilliant 5 star read.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Magical, spellbinding… pulled me right in.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
What readers are saying about Helen Phifer:
‘Wow!!!… I did NOT in a million years see THAT coming!!!… I smashed this in one sitting and could not sleep until I finished it which ended up being 3am!!!… Absolutely unputdownable page-turning book… Absolutely LOVED IT… I was just gobsmacked by the twist… Will stay with me for a long time.’ Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I devoured it over two evenings (I was working both days or I’d have read it quicker) – and I stayed up until WAY past my bedtime on the first night because I didn’t want to put it down!’ Urban Sapphire, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The Vanishing Bookstore: A spellbinding and unputdownable page-turner”, de Helen Phifer, publicado pela editora Bookouture, em 2025 e com 312 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Bookouture
Páginas: 312
Ano: 2025-01-01
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1836185936
ISBN13: 9781836185932
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Bookouture costumam envolver tramas intensas e cheias de suspense, onde personagens enfrentam dilemas pessoais profundos e mistérios que se desenrolam em ambientes que vão de pequenas cidades a grandes metrópoles. A experiência de leitura geralmente é marcada por um ritmo ágil, com reviravoltas psicológicas e narrativas que exploram segredos familiares, crimes não resolvidos e relações complexas. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por histórias que misturam elementos de thriller psicológico com dramas humanos, muitas vezes focando em protagonistas femininas que precisam lidar com perdas, perigos iminentes ou escolhas impossíveis. O tom varia do sombrio ao emocional, com uma tensão crescente que mantém o leitor envolvido até o desfecho.
