The Bookshop of Yesterdays

The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson is a warm, bookish novel about family secrets, forgiveness, and the healing power of stories.

Miranda Brooks grew up among the shelves of her Uncle Billy’s bookstore, Prospero Books, solving elaborate scavenger hunts he created for her. But after a mysterious falling-out with Miranda’s mother, Billy disappears from her life. Sixteen years later, Miranda learns that he has died and left her the struggling bookstore—along with one final scavenger hunt.

Returning to Los Angeles, Miranda follows clues hidden inside books, locked drawers, and the bookstore itself. The search leads her into Billy’s past and toward a long-buried family secret that changes everything she thought she knew.

A lovely choice for readers who enjoy literary mysteries, family drama, bookstores, and stories about memory, truth, and second chances.

Paperback, Very Good