The Bermondsey Bookshop cover art

The Bermondsey Bookshop

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

The Bermondsey Bookshop

By: Mary Gibson
Narrated by: Anne Dover
Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Buy Now for £17.99

Buy Now for £17.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

'Happiness had never been something she'd looked for. A quiet day with no insults or wallops, that was the best she could imagine.'

Set in 1920s London, this is the inspiring story of Kate Goss' struggle against poverty, hunger and cruel family secrets.

Her mother died in a fall, her father has vanished without trace, and now her aunt and cousins treat her viciously. In a freezing, vermin-infested garret, factory girl Kate has only her own brave spirit and dreams of finding her father to keep her going. She has barely enough money to feed herself, or to pay the rent. The factory where she works begins to lay off people and it isn't long before she has fallen into the hands of the violent local money-lender. That is until an unexpected opportunity comes her way - a job cleaning a most unusual bookshop, where anyone, from factory workers to dockers, can learn to read and then buy books cheaply. A new world opens up, but with it come new dangers, too.

Based on the true story of the Bermondsey Bookshop, this is the most inspiring and gripping novel Mary Gibson has yet written.

©2020 Mary Gibson (P)2020 Head of Zeus Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Romance World Literature

Listeners also enjoyed...

 A Sister's Struggle cover art
The Tobacco Girls cover art
Touch the Silence cover art
Two for Three Farthings cover art
The Collier's Wife cover art
New Neighbours for Coronation Close cover art
Laceys of Liverpool cover art
Winter’s Daughter cover art
War Clouds Over Blackberry Farm cover art
Dancing in the Dark cover art
A Mother's Journey cover art
Pride of Lancashire cover art
The Harbour Master's Daughter cover art
A Sister’s Sorrow cover art
The Leaving of Liverpool cover art
The Dandelion Clock Boxset cover art
All stars
Most relevant  
A lovely, easy story to listen to. I had predicted the end but that didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the story. Great narrator.

An easy and enjoyable listen

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The East End community in the 1920’s with plenty of feeling and compassion. Good story with twists and turns that keep you guessing all the way. Best Narrator too in my opinion. The narrator makes or breaks an audiobook as we know. Nothing but a pleasure.

Enthralling and beautifully narrated.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Really enjoyed the book. Insight into the lives and struggles of working class lives and living conditions before the welfare state. I always enjoy a story with fiesty woman. Ann Grover is a fantastic narrator, I always appreciate her work

Bermondsey bookshop

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I wasn't expecting a great novel when listening to the dialect however the characters where good Few unexpected twists and a fairy good storyline l did enjoy it not great but good

A good page turner

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Wonderful book with everything in it
Laughter,tears and love. This was a companion on walks and quiet hours

The Bermondsey Bookshop

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
What a great book & what a brilliant narrator, it felt at times when listening you were at the theatre.

Great story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Nice story and good narration. Would definitely recommend for easy listening. Combines east London with gentry

Lovely easy listening

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Couldn’t stop listening! Great story with a lovely happy ending. Well performed, that’s a bonus!!

Lovely Story!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I thought this might be a nice story or rags to riches and as it was a free download thought it was worth a try. It was so much more! The author brought the slums and hardship of London to life and I felt I was there with them . A great tale of female perseverance. For me a narrator can make or break a book, I’ve given up on a few because of shocking accents etc - Ann Dover however was excellent, fantastic characterisation in each voice , thoroughly enjoyable.

Wasn’t expecting to enjoy it this much !

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Will definitely be reading more from this author, loved this book and the performance was faultless

Not my usual read but love it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews