The Air Raid Book Club & The Lost Bookshop 2 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The Air Raid Book Club
The Lost Bookshop

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
(The Air Raid Book Club) / 9780008609214 (The Lost Bookshop)
Publisher: Headline Review / One More Chapter

Overview
This paperback duo brings together two beloved novels celebrating the healing power of books and friendship. The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons carries readers to Blitz-era London, where a grieving bookseller finds unexpected purpose sheltering a young refugee. The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods weaves a dual-timeline mystery around a vanishing Dublin bookshop that reshapes three strangers' lives. Together, these stories celebrate resilience and the quiet magic of a well-loved shelf, making this collection a warm gift for readers who believe a good book can change everything.

About the Books
The Air Raid Book Club opens in 1938 London, where widowed bookseller Gertie Bingham runs the shop she once shared with her late husband, Harry. When a young Jewish refugee arrives seeking safety, Gertie's world expands beyond her grief, and the pair form an unlikely bond as the Blitz closes in. Lyons captures the texture of wartime London - blackout curtains, rationed tea, neighbors huddled in shelters - showing how a shop full of stories becomes a lifeline for a fractured community. It is a tender study of loss, courage, and quiet heroism. The Lost Bookshop moves to modern and 1920s Dublin, following Opaline, Martha, and Henry as their lives intersect around a bookshop that seems to vanish and reappear at will. Opaline's search for a lost manuscript, Martha's escape from a difficult marriage, and Henry's academic obsession with a rare book collide in a story steeped in folklore and magical realism. Woods blends past and present with warmth and wit, suggesting the right book, found at the right moment, can rewrite a life. Both novels honor bookshops as sanctuaries and reading as an act of hope, resonant for anyone who has ever turned to a story in a difficult moment and found the courage to keep going.

Key Benefits

• Two immersive novels in one paperback set
• Sweeping historical fiction paired with atmospheric magical realism
• Includes The Lost Bookshop, a Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller
• A moving tribute to bookshops and the power of stories
• Perfect gift for book clubs and avid readers

Book-by-Book Guide
The Air Raid Book Club — In 1938 London, widowed bookseller Gertie Bingham shelters a young Jewish refugee, and their bond becomes a lifeline as the Blitz closes in around them. The Lost Bookshop — Opaline, Martha, and Henry are drawn to a vanishing Dublin bookshop whose secrets span a century, weaving folklore, mystery, and healing into one atmospheric tale.

About the Authors
Annie Lyons is a British author of uplifting fiction, best known for The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett. After a career in bookselling and publishing, she writes full-time from southeast London, drawing on her love of libraries for The Air Raid Book Club. Evie Woods is the internationally bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop, translated into more than thirty languages and shortlisted for the British Book Awards' Page-Turner of the Year. Woods writes atmospheric fiction blending folklore, history, and magical realism, celebrating stories and the shops that keep them alive.

Why You'll Love This Collection
A heartfelt gift for the reader who loves a story within a story, this pairing celebrates bookshops, community, and second chances. Both novels remind us why we fall for reading - ideal for book clubs, holiday gifting, birthdays, or your own cozy shelf.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.