I enjoyed this book even though it didn't move at a very past pace. The mystery in the book is why does a woman named Jude flee London to go to the small village of Wigtown where she returns to a bookshop that she had been in once on a holiday. If you want to find out why you have to read most of the book. (Well, I suppose you could take a quick look but that wouldn't really be playing by the rules.). The bookshop is a poorly maintained place filled with stacks of books. To Jude, a librarian cataloguer, it should have been a nightmare but on her previous visit she had found a treasure - a book by an author whose work she loved. So when she ran away (with only the clothes on her back) that is where she went. The owner is Lowell Glen and he is still there, as disheveled as ever. He recognizes her right away and hurries to grab another book for her. He found it and had been keeping it in case she returned.Very quickly Lowell offers her a room in his house and some clothes (decades old!) that she can wear. Lowell is a great character. The description of his bookshop is great and I could imagine it in my mind. Jude hasn't been staying with Lowell long before he has a young woman who shows up in his life - the daughter he never knew he had.
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