There is also a mystery to solve when the store is broken into.Īlthough there is historical fiction in its invented letters, this is for the most part a contemporary novel about self-discovery and why bookstores still matter in our modern world. June’s defensive shell crumbles as the letters reveal secrets about Ruby’s life and snippets of wisdom about the value of sisters. While sorting through Ruby’s stock, June comes across letters exchanged in the 1940s between Ruby and her best friend, children’s author Margaret Wise Brown. She is attracted to Gavin, who owns the adjoining restaurant, and an encounter with her estranged sister, Amy, forces June to confront unresolved issues from the past. At first, the pragmatic June intends to sell the store, but events conspire to change her mind. After an alarming health episode, doctors warn her to change her ways, but she only takes an enforced break when she receives a letter from a law firm in her hometown of Seattle informing her that her great-aunt Ruby has died and that she has inherited her bookstore. I enjoyed the story and the author and look forward to Sara's next book but I have finally put a narrator on a list to make sure I don't get another book with her as narrator.June Andersen is a career-driven New York banker teetering on the edge.

I have listened to many books and have never had to buy a book to finish it as the narrator was so out of sync with the characters and the book. No since I had to buy the book to complete the book. Was Goodnight June worth the listening time?

The main character sounded as if she were 75 rather than 35 and the narrator totally ruined the story for me and I finally went out and bought a copy of the book. The voice did not match the characters in the story and it sounded as if she were reading a boring classic. Would you be willing to try another one of Katherine Kellgren’s performances? I loved the letter format of the Aunt and her friend in NY. Sara Jio transitions smoothly from the main characters to the letter being discovered.

I enjoy Sara Jio as her writings are usually light and I can sit in my reading corner or take my daily walks and listen. Good story, easy reading and enjoyable subject. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Goodnight june