The Bookshop on the Shore

The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan   416 pages.

Falling in love and lust with an out of work D.J. Zoe soon finds herself a single mother with a guy who will not commit to her nor their son who flies off with his friends at the drop of a hat without even a second thought for anyone but himself.   Having no one to fall back on (Zoe's Dad is dead and her mother moved to Spain) her lover's sister hooks her up with a couple of jobs in Scotland.   A big change from her life in a substandard flat with her son to becoming an au pair to a laird in Scotland is quite a stretch but doable.   Though her son is now 6 years old he has yet to speak, but like a duck to water he takes to his new life in the Highlands and his new best friend - the youngest of the laird's children.   The story is a really good one with lots going on continuously.  Since there is a housekeeper/baby sitter during the day, while Zoe is the au pair at night for the brood, Zoe is able to work a second job during the day working for a very pregnant Nina selling books around the various local villages in Nina's van.    A few clever surprises are thrown in for good measure and Jenny Colgan is such a natural storyteller you don't want her tales to end.    A very enjoyable tale to have a cup of hot tea, and let the characters and their antics take you far away across the sea.   I highly recommend this and all of Jenny Colgan's books.