Helpful Score: 3
The author, a former antiquarian bookseller, brings his considerable knowledge into play in this delightful novel. It has two love stories, a bitter feud between neighbors, an account of Shakespeare and his cronies and the story of a forgery all revolving around antiquarian books. It encompasses four time frames - Elizabethan England, Victorian England and 1980's and 90's England/America. It was both informative and entertaining. A good read.
