The Book Charmer

By Karen Hawkins

Book Overview

New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins crafts an unforgettable story about a sleepy Southern town, two fiercely independent women, and a truly magical friendship.

Sarah Dove is no ordinary bookworm. To her, books have always been more than just objects: they live, they breathe, and sometimes they even speak. When Sarah grows up to become the librarian in her quaint Southern town of Dove Pond, her gift helps place every book in the hands of the perfect reader. Recently, however, the books have been whispering about something out of the ordinary: the arrival of a displaced city girl named Grace Wheeler.

If the books are right, Grace could be the savior that Dove Pond desperately needs. The problem is, Grace wants little to do with the town or its quirky residents--Sarah chief among them. It takes a bit of urging, and the help of an especially wise book, but Grace ultimately embraces the challenge to rescue her charmed new community. In her quest, she discovers the tantalizing promise of new love, the deep strength that comes from having a true friend, and the power of finding just the right book.

"A mesmerizing fusion of the mystical and the everyday" (Susan Andersen, New York Times bestselling author), The Book Charmer is a heartwarming story about the magic of books that feels more than a little magical itself. Prepare to fall under its spell.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1982105542
• ISBN13: 9781982105549
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Heart warming! Laughed and cried!

The author describes all characters so well that you can easily picture them in your mind. The story has funny parts and parts that are sad and touching that I’ve cried a few times. Loved it!

Love this book

Could not put this book down it's such a page turner it's an easy read can not wait the the 2 book in the series this book I would recommend to young adult and adult readers alike I can hontestly say the characters jump off the page and capture your attention on the first page I have loaned this book out to serveral people and they love it too!!! Congratulations to the author

A Charming Story!

This was a very charming story about friendship and finding a place to belong with a dash of really cool magic in the form of books being able to talk to Sarah Dove. This would be so cool if it were real because I know it would help me out so much if my books could tell me which one I needed to read next. While the books were a really fun touch to the story, they were more of a sidepiece to get the occasional lightheartedness in the book. This was more about Grace and Sarah and learning to rely on others in order to save the charming little town of Dove Pond from financial ruin. I liked all the characters, from Sarah to Grace to little Daisy and Mama G. And of course Trav who had his own dark issues to cope with but still opened himself up to help Grace in dealing with the sadness of Mama G and the disease of Alzheimer's. This was a fun book and I would love to read others that either deal with Dove Pond, or maybe one of Sarah's sisters, like Ava.