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With Love from London

With Love from London

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  • Create Date：2022-05-03 06:51:47
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  • Author：Sarah Jio
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Summary

A librarian inherits a bookshop from her estranged mother， leading her halfway across the world on a journey of self-discovery that transcends time and honors the unbreakable bonds of love and family。

When librarian Valentina Baker was a teenager， her mother， Eloise， unexpectedly fled to her native London， leaving Val and her father on their own。 Now in her thirties and fresh out of a failed marriage， Val feels a nagging disenchantment with her life--and knows she is still heartbroken over her mother's abandonment。

In a bittersweet twist of fate， Val receives word that Eloise has passed away， leaving Val her Primrose Hill apartment and the deed to a bookshop Val never knew she'd owned。 Though the news is devastating， Val finds herself more determined than ever to discover who her mother truly was。 She jets across the Atlantic， departing Seattle for a new life in charming London。

Slowly but surely， Val begins to piece together Eloise's life in the UK， falling in love with her pastel-colored flat， cozy neighborhood， and tucked-away storefront。 But when she discovers that The Book Garden is in danger of going under， Val must work with its eccentric staff to get it in working order。 In the process， she learns more about Eloise than she ever thought possible。 And as Val races to save the shop， Eloise's own story unfolds， leading both mother and daughter to unearth revelatory truths。

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Reviews

Melissa Kayden ，

Predictable but light and fluffy。 I

Tracie ，

I've loved every Sarah Jio novel。 "With Love from London" is no exception。 I didn't want it to end。 Sad and heartwarming at the same time。 I love the alternating timelines and the mother-daughter storyline。 That fact that the backdrop is books/bookstore/bookstagram makes it even more perfect。 I've loved every Sarah Jio novel。 "With Love from London" is no exception。 I didn't want it to end。 Sad and heartwarming at the same time。 I love the alternating timelines and the mother-daughter storyline。 That fact that the backdrop is books/bookstore/bookstagram makes it even more perfect。 。。。more

Tiffany ，

4 stars。 A heartbreaking， yet beautiful story of love from a mother to a daughter。 Val is a librarian and loves books， but her life is falling apart。 When her estranged mother leaves her a bookshop and apartment in England， Val heeds the call to learn more of her mother and uncover the mystery of why she left and never returned/contacted her。 She soon falls in love with the neighborhood， the people， and all those that knew her mother well。 With clues her mother left behind， she uncovers the trut 4 stars。 A heartbreaking， yet beautiful story of love from a mother to a daughter。 Val is a librarian and loves books， but her life is falling apart。 When her estranged mother leaves her a bookshop and apartment in England， Val heeds the call to learn more of her mother and uncover the mystery of why she left and never returned/contacted her。 She soon falls in love with the neighborhood， the people， and all those that knew her mother well。 With clues her mother left behind， she uncovers the truth of her past that helps her find closure as well as hope for her future。 Again， it was such a sweet， but also bittersweet story。 I loved the characters and wanted to sit with them a little longer。 I was sad when it ended。 The one is clean and I would let my teens read this one。Thanks to NetGalley and Ballentine Books for an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Elizabeth☮ ，

Valentina inherits a bookstore in London from a mother （now deceased） who left when she was twelve。 Her mother， Eloise， was dating Valentina's father， but her heart belonged to Edward。 Edward who disappears into the night and she never sees again。 The narrative follows Valentina， clean off a divorce， as she travels to London to see the bookstore her mother owned。 Here she meets her mother's life-long friend， Millie， and Eloise's tenant， Liza。 As Valentina tries to unravel the mystery of her moth Valentina inherits a bookstore in London from a mother （now deceased） who left when she was twelve。 Her mother， Eloise， was dating Valentina's father， but her heart belonged to Edward。 Edward who disappears into the night and she never sees again。 The narrative follows Valentina， clean off a divorce， as she travels to London to see the bookstore her mother owned。 Here she meets her mother's life-long friend， Millie， and Eloise's tenant， Liza。 As Valentina tries to unravel the mystery of her mother's departure， she begins to fall in love with the small corner of London where everyone makes her feel at home。 Valentina can see the impact her mother had on the neighborhood and that brings her closer to her mother in some ways。This is a nice read about love。 Truly a Hallmark movie ending， but I'm ok with that。 。。。more

Allison Welly ，

Loved this book and a woman learning about her mother when she inherits her mom’s bookstore in London。

Stacy ，

I definitely thought this would be a silly little chick lit book， and there were certainly some elements of that， but this book was fantastic。 It covered love， loss， betrayal， friendship， fate， and the ever evolving chances at a new path in life。 I loved the characters， mostly， and loved how the past and present both unfolded， finally coming together in such a beautiful way。 There were pieces of the book that were predictable， but it certainly didn’t take away from the beauty of the book。 This w I definitely thought this would be a silly little chick lit book， and there were certainly some elements of that， but this book was fantastic。 It covered love， loss， betrayal， friendship， fate， and the ever evolving chances at a new path in life。 I loved the characters， mostly， and loved how the past and present both unfolded， finally coming together in such a beautiful way。 There were pieces of the book that were predictable， but it certainly didn’t take away from the beauty of the book。 This was my first book by Sarah Jio， but it won’t be my last。 I’ve already downloaded another by her。 。。。more

Shyanne ，

5 million stars for this book！！！ It was cozy and beautiful and interesting， and it held onto me until the very end。 I borrowed this book from the library， but I’m going to have to buy a copy for myself to reread in the future。 It’s a beautiful story about love and loss in all it’s forms， and how we can make our lives beautiful and worthwhile， no matter how grim it may seem at one point or another。 So in love！

Magie ，

3。5 rounded to a 4。I have been in a very London mood latley and so when I saw this come across the new book shelf at my local library it just felt like kismet to pick it up。 Valentina is going through a rough divorce while she is notified that her estranged mother has passed away and left her home and bookstore in London to Valentina。 When she begins her journey she assumes she will sell the building and then return to Seattle to build herself a new life。 However， when she arrives she is greeted 3。5 rounded to a 4。I have been in a very London mood latley and so when I saw this come across the new book shelf at my local library it just felt like kismet to pick it up。 Valentina is going through a rough divorce while she is notified that her estranged mother has passed away and left her home and bookstore in London to Valentina。 When she begins her journey she assumes she will sell the building and then return to Seattle to build herself a new life。 However， when she arrives she is greeted by a loving community that adored her mother and her by proxy as well as a scavenger hunt set up by her mom before she passed。 Valentina gets to discover who she is as well as who her mother， Eloise， was and what decisions let her to leaving Valentina when she was just 12-years-old。 Filled with flashbacks of Eloise's life and her journey this book is filled to the brim with emotional moments。 I personally think less romantic drama for Valentina would have made the book a little better and more balanced， but in the grand scheme of things it is a small criticism。 I adored all the London-Ness and while it soothed an ache in my heart it also just made me want to book a plane ticket right now。 I quiet enjoyed this book and will have to look into the author's other works。 。。。more

Breanna Ellis ，

4。5 STARS

Patricia ，

Great book as always。

Carina ，

Absolutely loved it。 It was unexpected and lovely。

Nicole ，

I think this could have been a good mystery into abandonment， etc。 but ultimately was superficial and cutesy。 Amazing that a 12/13yo wouldn’t know more about what had been going on and had some opinions; she was quite babied。 （What was up with the housekeeper？ Knew stuff and was silent？） I did appreciate how the story unfolded， and I wanted to find out what the reason could possibly have been to justify what happened。 But， as others have pointed out， there were many years in between ages 18 and I think this could have been a good mystery into abandonment， etc。 but ultimately was superficial and cutesy。 Amazing that a 12/13yo wouldn’t know more about what had been going on and had some opinions; she was quite babied。 （What was up with the housekeeper？ Knew stuff and was silent？） I did appreciate how the story unfolded， and I wanted to find out what the reason could possibly have been to justify what happened。 But， as others have pointed out， there were many years in between ages 18 and 34。 What happened then？There was something that happens abruptly towards the end， which was a little ridiculous。 It could have still happened， but in a more organic way。 I feel badly for missing the aubergine/eggplant issue！ To me， the American sounded vaguely British， which was distracting。 2。5 。。。more

Jeny ，

I love her books。 Always light and slightly predictable but I enjoy the two stories she always weave together in every book

Kumsal ，

It's good， but it was little hard to read， wasn't really fun。 （Just my opinion， sorry） It's good， but it was little hard to read， wasn't really fun。 （Just my opinion， sorry） 。。。more

Chris ，

Very little of this story is realistic but it's an easy read in a lovely London village and the two timelines are clearly identified by time and place。 When the author finally reveals all， however， it's frustrating because so much of the story would never need to happen the way it does。 Some elements are unnecessarily complex and others are overly simplified。 The audiobook narration is not to my liking - the lead American accent is sing-songy， the English accents not English enough， and only one Very little of this story is realistic but it's an easy read in a lovely London village and the two timelines are clearly identified by time and place。 When the author finally reveals all， however， it's frustrating because so much of the story would never need to happen the way it does。 Some elements are unnecessarily complex and others are overly simplified。 The audiobook narration is not to my liking - the lead American accent is sing-songy， the English accents not English enough， and only one male character sounds like a man， but the characterization is also at fault because none of the male characters ring true。 。。。more

Susan Henry ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Predictable and not great foreshadowing。 What a fun premise， librarian inherited a bookshop but her long lost mom。 Poorly written， disappointing characters。 Descriptions of locations are the only positive。 Utterly disappointing。 Eloise leaves her daughter， Val， suddenly and without a goodbye。 The entire book is about resolving their relationship， however mom's 'fight' for her daughter is completely lacking。 She stops trying to contact Val once she turns 18。 Ya know， when Val is independent and n Predictable and not great foreshadowing。 What a fun premise， librarian inherited a bookshop but her long lost mom。 Poorly written， disappointing characters。 Descriptions of locations are the only positive。 Utterly disappointing。 Eloise leaves her daughter， Val， suddenly and without a goodbye。 The entire book is about resolving their relationship， however mom's 'fight' for her daughter is completely lacking。 She stops trying to contact Val once she turns 18。 Ya know， when Val is independent and not living with Frank her dad。 Frank can hire a PI but apparently that never crosses Eloise's mind in the next 20+ years。 Eloise doesn't try to contact her daughter when she goes to college。 Eloise doesn't try to contact her daughter when she realizes Val never received her letters。 Eloise doesn't try to contact her daughter when she finds out she is dying。 Frank is completely unbelievable as a character。 Author describes Frank as making Eloise laugh harder then she ever had but we never see that。 From the beginning Eloise's humor falls flat on him。 Their already unbelievable relationship gets worse yet nothing that would suggest Frank is the monster Eloise suddenly describes。 Val's description of her father also does not line up with what we are supposed to believe。This book is filled with caricatures， Eloise， Frank， Eloise's long lost love Edward， Val's ex husband。。。 Hard to believe any of this。 One of the most disappointing books I have managed to actually finish。 Kept going until the end hoping that the author would pull it off and she never did。 。。。more

Deb ，

I've never read any of this author's books before but I'm glad I finally found her。This is about a mother/daughter relationship， second chances， and finding your own family。 This checked a lot of my boxes - I like stories about books， alternating povs/timelines， and an ending that wraps everything up。 I'm going to add some of her other books to my list too。 I've never read any of this author's books before but I'm glad I finally found her。This is about a mother/daughter relationship， second chances， and finding your own family。 This checked a lot of my boxes - I like stories about books， alternating povs/timelines， and an ending that wraps everything up。 I'm going to add some of her other books to my list too。 。。。more

Annie ，

Not sure what I'm missing here but this is not a 5-star book。 It is cute and it is sweet--for that it can have 4 stars but otherwise， no。 Also， it was WAY too predictable。 I did finish it and it was a quick read so it is a good escape romance。The timelines in this book totally threw me off。 I could not track the age of all these people。 I was totally thrown when Edgar swept Eloise into his arms and carried her into the restaurant （？！）， and Milly and Fernando--say what again？！ And here's a person Not sure what I'm missing here but this is not a 5-star book。 It is cute and it is sweet--for that it can have 4 stars but otherwise， no。 Also， it was WAY too predictable。 I did finish it and it was a quick read so it is a good escape romance。The timelines in this book totally threw me off。 I could not track the age of all these people。 I was totally thrown when Edgar swept Eloise into his arms and carried her into the restaurant （？！）， and Milly and Fernando--say what again？！ And here's a personal note: I cannot believe in love at first sight that lasts forever when the two people never spent any real amount of time together。 You're right， I'm a love and life realist （some say cynic）。Read this if you're looking for a romance that has dual timelines and dual continents。 。。。more

Shanna ，

So。。 I did not care for this book。 I liked the Valentina portion （the only reason for my 3 stars）， but I fucking HATED Eloise。 How does a person consistently make only wrong decisions？ She didn't make a good decision in the entire book。I get it， she was in an abusive relationship （that she should have left decades earlier）。 But that doesn't excuse any of the decisions she made after she left him。I just don't know how this book has such good reviews。 I understand Frank was the real villain， but E So。。 I did not care for this book。 I liked the Valentina portion （the only reason for my 3 stars）， but I fucking HATED Eloise。 How does a person consistently make only wrong decisions？ She didn't make a good decision in the entire book。I get it， she was in an abusive relationship （that she should have left decades earlier）。 But that doesn't excuse any of the decisions she made after she left him。I just don't know how this book has such good reviews。 I understand Frank was the real villain， but Eloise is a close second。Also， the english accents in the audiobook are atrocious。 Not so much Eloise， but everyone else。 。。。more

Debbie Levine ，

I loved With Love from London， Sarah Jio's newest novel。 Set mostly in London， Valentina Baker's mother fled unexpectedly to her birthplace in London， abandoning Valentina and her father in California when Val was 11 years old， never to be heard from again。 Now a librarian in her thirties， fresh from a failed marriage and still bearing scars of her mother's abandonment， Val feels disenchanted with her life。In a bittersweet twist of faith， she receives notice that her mother Eloise has died， leav I loved With Love from London， Sarah Jio's newest novel。 Set mostly in London， Valentina Baker's mother fled unexpectedly to her birthplace in London， abandoning Valentina and her father in California when Val was 11 years old， never to be heard from again。 Now a librarian in her thirties， fresh from a failed marriage and still bearing scars of her mother's abandonment， Val feels disenchanted with her life。In a bittersweet twist of faith， she receives notice that her mother Eloise has died， leaving Val the deed to her Primrose Hill Apartment and the Book Garden， the storied bookstore she opened almost two decades ago。 Though the news is devastating， Val is itching for a change of pace and jumps at the opportunity for a fresh start in London， hoping to learn who are mother was， while simultaneously mourning the relationship they never had。As Val begins to piece together Eloise's life in the U。K。， she finds herself falling in love with the third-floor flat and the cozy， treasure-filled bookstore， complete with Percy the bookstore's resident cat。 Val comes to the realization that her mother's life was more complicated thatn she had ever imagined。 Following the clues that her mother left behind in a Scavenger Hunt， she realizes that her mother's true home was here in London， when the friends she had made over the years。 With Love from London is a story about healing and loss， revealing the emotional， relatable truths about love， family and forgiveness。 I recommend this book to everyone。 。。。more

Ann Marie ，

The author successfully provides readers with a nice， neat， feel good， heartwarming story。 The London neighborhood of Primrose Hill is the primary setting for the story， and exciting to experience on a travel journey。 The story is a quick read although a bit slow in the beginning。 There is nothing dramatic or earth shattering about the storyline but a nice mystery regarding the main characters estranged mother。 Readers embark on a scavenger hunt to discover why the mother abandoned her daughter。 The author successfully provides readers with a nice， neat， feel good， heartwarming story。 The London neighborhood of Primrose Hill is the primary setting for the story， and exciting to experience on a travel journey。 The story is a quick read although a bit slow in the beginning。 There is nothing dramatic or earth shattering about the storyline but a nice mystery regarding the main characters estranged mother。 Readers embark on a scavenger hunt to discover why the mother abandoned her daughter。 Romance is woven into the story on a number of levels， at times predictable but also heartwarming。Valentino Baker， the main character， is a thirty something divorcee living in a slump in Seattle， Washington when her estranged mother dies leaving her London apartment and bookstore to Valentino。 Off to London Valentino goes and begins a journey of self discovery。 Definitely a feel good novel inter laced with a mystery and a few romances。 Enjoy！ 。。。more

Tea ，

Sarah Jio byr på en koselig og underholdende historie med kjærlighet， London og bøker i fokus。 Valentina arver en bokhandel etter moren som forlot henne som barn。 Hun reiser til vakre Primrose Hill i London med planer om et raskt salg av butikken， men livet vil det ikke slik。 Denne boka er en reise til et sjarmerende London og en skatt for alle som elsker bøker om bøker。 Jeg koste meg med den！

Mandy ，

3。5

Yil ，

a lovely， cozy readThe author opens the book with a letter to the audience in which she says she hopes we find this book to be “cozy。” I don’t know if it was because the seed had already been planted， but， I definitely did！ This book was just so lovely to read。 The lives of the 2 main characters are filled with beauty， tragedy， and love。 I really enjoyed reading about how they navigated it all with such grace; reinventing themselves in London。 Also， I’m now searching for a vanilla scented perfum a lovely， cozy readThe author opens the book with a letter to the audience in which she says she hopes we find this book to be “cozy。” I don’t know if it was because the seed had already been planted， but， I definitely did！ This book was just so lovely to read。 The lives of the 2 main characters are filled with beauty， tragedy， and love。 I really enjoyed reading about how they navigated it all with such grace; reinventing themselves in London。 Also， I’m now searching for a vanilla scented perfume。 I think Liza was on to something。 I bet my husband would love it if my scent reminded him of cookies 🥰 。。。more

Jess ，

Absolutely， completely and entirely wonderful — You’ve Got Mail meets Notting Hill。 Delightfully escapist and thoroughly whimsical。 10/10。

Keri ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Quaint， touching read with a lovely ending。 Highly recommended for light reading！

Kary Pratt ，

Told from two perspectives。 Nicely woven story that is a bit sad。 Well written and engrossing。

Paula ，

This was my time reading a book by this author but it won't be the last。 I picked up 2 more from the library yesterday。 The book was very well written with well developed and interesting characters。 I read it in two days。 As soon as I finish my current book its on to more Sarah。 😁 This was my time reading a book by this author but it won't be the last。 I picked up 2 more from the library yesterday。 The book was very well written with well developed and interesting characters。 I read it in two days。 As soon as I finish my current book its on to more Sarah。 😁 。。。more

Liz McSpadden ，

I really loved this booked。 So much love。

Susan Ott ，

This was such a "feel good" book， just what I needed！ If you are a bookstore lover， this is a great， easy read。 Usually when there are two different timelines and point of views， one is much better than the other。 In this book， I loved both POV's so much。 Thanks Sarah Jio for writing this during Covid times。 This was such a "feel good" book， just what I needed！ If you are a bookstore lover， this is a great， easy read。 Usually when there are two different timelines and point of views， one is much better than the other。 In this book， I loved both POV's so much。 Thanks Sarah Jio for writing this during Covid times。 。。。more

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