Author: roberthillman

Can one unlikely bookshop heal two broken souls?“Beautifully written . . . Full of insight into the nature of tragedy, love, and redemption.”–Garth Stein“A poignant journey of unthinkable loss, love, and the healing capacity of the written word.”–Ellen KeithIt is 1968 in rural Australia and lonely Tom Hope can’t make heads or tails of Hannah Babel. Newly arrived from Hungary, Hannah is unlike … arrived from Hungary, Hannah is unlike anyone he’s ever met–she’s passionate, artistic, and fiercely determined to open sleepy Hometown’s first bookshop. Despite the fact that Tom has only read only one book in his life, the…