Primrose Hill Books

Weatherford helps Grace procure a job at Primrose Hill Books, even though Grace doubts she can do an adequate job because she has never been a reader. Grace earns a full-time job with Evans, the owner of the store, when she begins drawing more customers to the establishment after cleaning and organizing the space. Grace meets George, the man she promises to marry during her early days working at the shop. More customers are drawn to the shop when Grace begins hosting daily readings at the shop on the days that she and others are not forced to have their readings in air raid shelters.

Evans leaves the shop to Grace in his will. A few days after Evans' death, the shop is damaged by a bomb. Grace feels she has disappointed Evans by not keeping the store safe. To thank Grace for the hope she...