Storybook Ending

Storybook Ending is Moira Macdonald’s debut novel, a warm and witty tale that playfully traces a love triangle rooted in books, friendship and a touch of Nora Ephron magic. April, feeling adrift since working from home, leaves an anonymous note in a book for a charming man at her neighborhood bookstore. Laura, a busy single mum, finds the note and thinks it’s from the bookseller’s customer she’s noticed. Westley, handsome but distracted by a film shoot in the shop, becomes a bystander to their flirty notes. Through a web of miscommunication and chance encounters, the trio discovers that a storybook ending might be closer than they think. The text celebrates bookstores, romance and the small objects—like a slipped note—that can tilt a heart toward connection. The novel has been praised as cosy yet original, as a charming blend of romance, friendship and the magic of books. It spans 320 pages, in first edition paperback from Bloomsbury Publishing.

Its warmth and humor invite readers to embrace the imperfect path to love, with clever twists and a heartfelt sense of community among readers and book lovers alike. The narrative frames everyday places—the bookstore and its shelves—as stages for serendipitous moments that feel both intimate and universal.

• Debuutroman van Moira Macdonald
• Drie hoofdpersonages verweven in een liefdesverhaal
• Speelt zich af rondom een boekhandel en boeken
• Thema’s: romantiek, vriendschap, liefde voor lezen
• 320 pagina’s, eerste editie, paperback
• Published by Bloomsbury Publishing

• Comedy of miscommunication met serendipitous ontmoetingen