When World War II breaks out Carrie Anderson sets up a bookstall at her local train station in the hope of providing a sense of escapism for travellers troops and evacuees. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and armed with a colourful array of Penguin paperbacks Carrie's business soon booms. And when she gifts a book to a dashing officer an act of kindness becomes the beginning of Carrie's very own love story. But as war rages on and Mike is posted abroad Carrie's world is turned upside-down. With the help of her station community and the power of her paperbacks can Carrie find the strength to battle through?

Part of the Little Penguin Bookshop series.