Hmmmm ... nothing really negative to say about the book, but I found myself getting distracted and a little lost (listening to the audiobook, borrowed from the library). I was able to buy the Kindle copy for $2.99, so I did that, to have for reference. I was needed.  I just don't know that this book will stick in my memory. I can see me seeing it in the future and thinking "oh that looks good" and checking reviews on GoodReads to find I've already read/reviewed it. 

There were three POVs, three narrators. It would have been helpful for me if the chapter headings (included in the text/audio) were ALSO there in the Table of Contents. It's just so much more helpful than just "Chapter 1" ... if it's "Chapter 1 - Opaline/London 1921" then have that right there in the table of contents for reference. Don't make me have to turn to the first page of the chapter to double check it. Please! 

As indicated above, one POV is in the past, Opaline/1921. Then there were two in the "present day" (date never indicated - I think I would have preferred to have an actual date listed just to cement things in my mind). These two additional POVs are Martha and Henry.  Each is told in 1st person, past tense, and the POVs were regular in their rotation (Opaline/Martha/Henry) ... still, I sometimes struggled telling Opaline and Martha's stories apart, they just didn't seem that distinct, even happening to different women, years apart. Both are on the run from abusive relationships. 

Honestly - after just my quick listen for entertainment ... I can't really say I understand the "magical realism" and the "lost bookshop" ... but I'm not sure I want to re-read the book to try and understand better. 

ProFanity (x10) and some minor sex (nothing very explicit), some violence (not gory in detail but could be triggering for some).