"This, Penelope Fitzgerald's second novel, was her first to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It is set in a small East Anglian coastal town, where Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. 'She had a kind heart, but that is not much use when it comes to the matter of self-preservation.' Hardborough becomes a battleground, as small towns so easily do. Florence has tried to change the way things have always been done, and as a result, she has to take on not only the people who have made themselves important, but natural and even supernatural forces too. This is a story for anyone who knows that life has treated them with less than justice."

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Posting to booktwitcher - hope you enjoy it!

Received on RABCK bookswap from Katisha50

A bittersweet book, entirely suitable for these Credit crunch times.

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At BX meet released with a bookmark.

Picked up at the Chelmsford Meet last night. On my TBR pile! I'm interested as it's set in a Suffolk Coastal town - my money's on Aldeburgh as the one it's based on ;-)

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To be released to the Cambridge Caffe Nero OBCZ!