{"product_id":"the-battle-of-the-bookshops-a-novel","title":"The Battle of the Bookshops: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Poppy Alexander\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Publishers India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 25-08-2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e The cute, seaside town of Portneath has been the home of Capelthorne’s Books for nearly a hundred years…\u003cbr\u003e\nThe shop, in the heart of a high street that stretches crookedly down the hill from the castle to the sea, may be a tad run-down these days, but to Jules Capelthorne, the wonky, dusty world of literary treasures is full of precious childhood memories. When her great-aunt Florence gets too frail to run it alone, Jules ditches her junior publishing job in London and comes home to make the bookshop’s hundredth birthday a celebration to remember.\u003cbr\u003e\nJules quickly discovers things are worse than she ever imagined: The bookshop is close to bankruptcy, unlikely to make it to its own centenary celebration, and the lease on the building is up for renewal. With a six-figure sum needed, the future looks bleak.\u003cbr\u003e\nTo make matters worse, the owner of the property is the insufferable Roman Montbeau, from the posh, local family who owns half of Portneath. The Montbeaus and Capelthornes have feuded for years, and Roman has clearly not improved since he tormented Jules as a child. Fresh from a high-flying career in New York, he is on a mission to shake things up, and—unforgivably—proves his point about Capelthorne’s being a relic of the past by opening a new bookshop directly opposite—a shiny, plateglass- windowed emporium of books.\u003cbr\u003e\nJules may not be able to splash the cash on promotions and marketing like the Montbeaus, but she’s got some ideas of her own, plus she has a tenacity that may just win the hardest of hearts and the most hopeless of conflicts.\u003cbr\u003e\nLet the battle of the bookshops commence…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063491458\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers India","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50752934936880,"sku":"Prakash_9780063491458","price":320.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/61S_scmeyiL.jpg?v=1770730744","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/the-battle-of-the-bookshops-a-novel","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}