Review: "Chapter and Curse" by Elizabeth Penney — A Cozy Mystery Set in a Cambridge Bookshop
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A review/introduction to Elizabeth Penney's cozy mystery novel "Chapter and Curse," which follows American librarian Molly Kimball and her mother Nina as they move to the small English village of Hazelhurst after Molly loses her job and her father passes away. They take over the family bookstore, Thomas Marlowe-Manuscripts & Folios, established in 1605, marking a fresh start.
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· 3 pulledMolly Kimball's father died six months earlier, her mother, Nina, is still mourning, and Molly's about to lose her job as a librarian due to budget cuts.
The family bookstore, Thomas Marlowe-Manuscripts & Folios was established in 1605.
If Elizabeth Penney's haunted Ravensea Castle isn't for you, maybe you'd prefer a cozy series set in a Cambridge Bookshop.
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