Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The catowning spinster coowner of a struggling independent bookstore begins to. Set in 1960s denver, the bookseller tells the story of a nevermarried bookstore owner whos caught between a dream life and a real life. But its impossible to know truthfully what our parallel universe might be like. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Kitty miller has come to terms with her unconventional single life. Cynthia swanson is the usa today bestselling author of the glass forest and the bookseller. In the bookseller, swanson takes us on a startling journey where a woman is thrust into an alternate world that might have been, if she had made different decisions. The bookseller is wellwritten and the genre is wellexecuted. Kitty never her stuffy given name, katharyn is single and 40ish. Crystal city entertainment has optioned the bookseller, cynthia swanson s debut novel which quickly became a new york times bestseller and has garnered the interest of julia roberts. It may be the swinging sixties in new york, but in denver as in many other american cities its different.
Mar 03, 2015 cynthia swanson is a writer and designer. Written by cynthia swanson, audiobook narrated by kathe mazur. The bookseller by cynthia swanson is a story about a woman who starts to find the life she leads in her dream to be much more fulfilling than her real one. When she goes to sleep each night, kitty leaves her world as a bookseller and slides almost seamlessly into her dream life as katharyn, aka mrs. I finished this novel, covertocover, in nearly one sitting. Mar 22, 2016 the bookseller by cynthia swanson 1962. Shes quite content, but begins to have vivid dreams of. The bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile he. Joanna hershon, author of a dual inheritance i inhaled the bookseller a deeply satisfying read. The bookseller won the 2016 willa award for historical fiction and has been translated into a dozen languages.
Mar 22, 2016 the bookseller by cynthia swanson a provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of sliding doors, the bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality with the tantalizing alternate world of her dreams. Set in 1960s denver, the booksellertells the story of a nevermarried bookstore owner whos caught between a. However, as her dreams of her alternative life become more and more real, kitty wonders if she is really as satisfied. The bookseller is a firsttime novel for cynthia swanson. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. The protagonist, coowner of a small independent bookstore in denver, dreams of an alternative reality, a life that parallels her own. Book store coowner katharyn kitty miller learns that even tiny changes can drastically alter the outcome of ones entire life in the novel the bookseller by cynthia swanson. Julia roberts to star in adaptation of cynthia swansons the. I was really intrigued by this book s blurb, so i waited for my turn to read it at my local librarys wilbor page. The bookseller book arapahoe libraries bibliocommons. Randy susan meyers, author of accidents of marriage. She has published short fiction in th moon, kalliope, sojourner, and other periodicals. The answers in this affecting debut novel are truly surprising. In the bookseller, debut novelist cynthia swanson portrays one character in two distinctive lives.
My new york times bestselling debut novel the bookseller harpercollins, 2015 tells the story of kitty miller a single woman in her late 30s who owns a bookshop with her best friend and begins to have nightly dreams of an alternative reality in which shes a married woman. Julia roberts to star in the bookseller optioned by. In 1962, kitty wakes in katharyns bed next to katharyns husband, lars. When she begins having dreams about an alternate reality katharyn must come to grips with the truth about her life. The bookseller, the debut novel by denvers cynthia swanson, was published earlier this month, earning a spot on the indie next list and comparisons to the gywneth paltrow movie sliding. She has published short fiction in numerous journals and been a.
May 11, 2017 julia roberts will be returning to the big screen in crystal city entertainments adaptation of the bookseller. March 3, 2015 the catowning spinster coowner of a struggling independent bookstore begins to experience morethanvivid dreams of an alternate life in this debut novel. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the bookseller. Shes quite content, but begins to have vivid dreams of an alternate reality where she is a happy.
Romantic times in the bookseller, writing with a sharptinged empathic pen, cynthia swanson takes us on a startling journey where a woman is thrust into the alternative world that might have. Cynthia swansons the bookseller is both a delightful and haunting exploration of identity, love and loss. Mar 03, 2015 it is the details, however, that haunt 38yearold kitty miller, protagonist of cynthia swansons the bookseller. A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of sliding doors, the bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality with the tantalizing alternate world of her dreams. Read the bookseller a novel by cynthia swanson available from rakuten kobo. Denvers cynthia swanson talks about her debut novel, the.
The bookseller 2015 is my new york times bestselling debut novel. But the more time kitty spends in this other life, the clearer its imperfections become. The bookseller is about a single woman in the early 1960s. Ordinarily, i distrust a narrative strategy such as the one cynthia swanson employs for her novel, the bookseller. A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel that will keep you turning pages into the early hours, the bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who wrestles to reconcile her daily life as a single bookstore owner with the alternate reality she suddenly begins to dream about each night, in which she is a happilymarried wife and mother. Cynthia swanson s the bookseller is both a delightful and haunting exploration of identity, love and loss. The bookseller by cynthia swanson overview a provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of sliding doors, the bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality with the tantalizing alternate world of her dreams. A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of sliding doors, the bookseller follows a woman in the 19. She lives alone with her cat, loves her parents, owns half of a failing bookstore, and has stopped wondering whether there isnt something more to life. The bookseller, her first novel, was an indie next pick and is being translated into eleven languages. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
When she begins having dreams about an alternate reality katharyn must. Classification fiction summary kitty miller enjoys her life as a single lady who owns a bookstore with her best friend frieda. With great style and compassion, the author asks the ageold question. As cynthia swanson, the debut novelist of this trippy tome, has said herself. Katharynkitty, the main character kept me engrossed in this novel from page one. Swanson s debut novel is slightly mysterious and thoroughly engrossing, one of those books that will stay with the reader long after it is complete. In real life, we dont get to experience the butterfly effect that is, we cannot know what might have been, had a single, outwardly small circumstance been altered. Mar 22, 2016 the bookseller by cynthia swanson, 9780062333018, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Mar 22, 2016 the bookseller by cynthia swanson creates more than the flipping back and forth between the two realities presented on the pageit beckons the reader to ponder the roads they, too, did not take and find themselves daydreaming about. Swansons protagonist, the bookseller, is a single woman, in her late thirties in 1962, quite a bit older than the budding young feminists we read about today.
Give me your next book now, please if you havent already recent comments. Set in denver in the early 1960s, cynthia swanson s the bookseller pulls us directly and immediately into the world of kitty miller. Aug 21, 2018 the bookseller is cynthia swansons debut novel. The bookseller by cynthia swanson book club discussion. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Cynthia swanson is the new york times bestselling author of the bookseller, which is slated to be a motion picture starring julia roberts. She runs a book shop and as an unmarried woman has not followed the conventional life path of the time.
The bookseller ebook by cynthia swanson rakuten kobo. An indie next selection and the winner of the 2016 willa award for historical fiction, the bookseller was also nominated for the goodreads choice award and the mpiba reading the west award. A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of sliding doors, the bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality. March 3, 2015 the catowning spinster coowner of a struggling independent bookstore begins to experience more. Title the bookseller website, goodreads, amazon author cynthia swanson website, goodreads published march 3rd 2015. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
It is the details, however, that haunt 38yearold kitty miller, protagonist of cynthia swansons the bookseller. In the bookseller, writing with a sharptinged empathic pen, cynthia swanson takes us on a startling journey where a woman is thrust into the alternative world that might have been, had she made different choices. It was announced thursday that the production company optioned cynthia. It is interesting, intriguing, and ultimately satisfying.
Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. She has published short fiction in numerous journals and been a pushcart prize nominee. The bookseller by cynthia swanson, 9780062333001, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the bookseller. Wisconsin library association outstanding achievement award 2015. Apr 10, 2015 the bookseller by cynthia swanson is a story about a woman who starts to find the life she leads in her dream to be much more fulfilling than her real one. For me, that is one of the major perks of this novel.
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