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  • Published: 30 July 2024
  • ISBN: 9781804946053
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $26.00

The Little Penguin Bookshop



A captivating story about the power of Penguin books and how they brought people together during World War II, written by a former Archers scriptwriter.

'An uplifting wartime saga with family at its heart' Tracy Baines
'Endearing characters and [. . .] wartime loves, laughter and heartbreak' Annie Murray
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Books can change lives, even in wartime. . .

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?

  • Published: 30 July 2024
  • ISBN: 9781804946053
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $26.00

About the author

Joanna Toye

Joanna Toye has been associated with The Archers for virtually all her working life either on the writing or production team, where she was Senior Producer. She first wrote scripts for the programme in the 1980s, returning to the writing team full-time in 1999 and writing episodes as varied as the denouement of Ruth’s near-affair with Sam, the visit of the Duchess of Cornwall to Ambridge, and the recent Brookfield fire.

Jo co-authored The Archers Encyclopaedia, has written five novelisations about The Archers, and wrote The Archers Miscellany, which celebrates the extraordinary mass of detail accumulated in the programme’s archives over 60 years.

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