“The Left-Handed Booksellers Of London” by Garth Nix (2021)

“It was 5.42am on May Day, 1983, in the west of England, and a sliver of the sun had edged above the ridge.”

As a bookseller (though one who is neither left-handed nor based in London), it felt like this book would find its way to me in time. I’ve never read Garth Nix before, so I didn’t really know what to expect. Time to get stuck in.

Susan Arkshaw has just turned eighteen, so before she heads off to art school, she’s got a few months to kill – what better way to spend them than moving to Lond...