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Bea's Book Wagon

'A treat for book lovers everywhere!' HEIDI SWAIN

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Pub Date 16 Dec 2025 | Archive Date 1 Aug 2025
Simon and Schuster UK | Simon & Schuster UK

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This next chapter is just the beginning of her story.

'Joyous, charming, and uplifting, Bea’s Book Wagon is a comfort blanket in book form. The perfect novel for book-lovers and romantics everywhere' MILLY JOHNSON

'From jacking in the nine to five to chasing her bookish dreams, I was rooting for Bea every step of her romantic, Book Wagon journey' KILEY DUNBAR

'Full of warmth, heart and books, Bea’s journey is the perfect uplifting read' SHARON GOSLING

Set in the fictional Sussex village of Blossom Heath, and featuring characters you will know and love from Julie Haworth’s RNA Katie Fforde Debut of the Year Always By Your Side and follow up New Beginnings at The Cosy Cat Café, Bea’s Book Wagon is a cosy, uplifting and comforting romance that tells the story of two love-interest heroes vying for Bea’s heart – her artisan-cheesemaking childhood sweetheart and a knock-you-off-your-feet property developer. After impulsively jacking in her dead-end temp job and investing her life savings in a ramshackle old horsebox, Bea sets about turning her dream of running a bookshop into a reality, and opens Bea’s Book Wagon. But it’s not all smooth sailing, and as Bea struggles with the challenges of running her own small business, she can only hope that her love of literature and the power of reading can help transform the lives of her friends, her community and herself in the process.

Praise for Always By Your Side
'A warm, romantic story about community, friendship and following your heart' HOLLY MARTIN
‘Warmth, charm and romance, there’s SO much to love about Always By Your Side! An absolute delight!’ FIONA COLLINS
'Heartfelt and a joy to read' ROSA TEMPLE
'Heart-warming and delightful. I completely devoured it!' LAURIE ELLINGHAM
'The perfect escape-to-the-country read!' THE SUN - FABULOUS MAGAZINE

Praise for New Beginnings At The Cosy Cat Cafe
'A truly heartwarming return to Blossom Heath!' HEIDI SWAIN
'This feel-good read will truly warm your cockles' HEAT
'For the ultimate pick-me-up, book a table at the Cosy Cat Café immediately!' FIONA COLLINS
'Warm, romantic, uplifting and life-affirming. The purrfect beach read' LANCASHIRE POST
'Gentle, heart-warming, charming and filled with romance and community' Linda Hill, MY WEEKLY
 
This next chapter is just the beginning of her story.

'Joyous, charming, and uplifting, Bea’s Book Wagon is a comfort blanket in book form. The perfect novel for book-lovers and romantics everywhere' ...

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ISBN 9781398548183
PRICE £9.99 (GBP)
PAGES 400

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Such a sweet novel especially if you are a book lover! Highly enjoyed the beautiful fictional town and its charm, the love interests, and of course the Book Wagon! Wishing something like that existed near me!

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I could not wait to start this book, I love a book where the main character is a powerful woman who decides enough is enough and sets out on a journey to make her dream a reality. In this case her name is Bea and she has always wanted to start her own bookshop. But nothing is every as simple as it could be and Bea soon runs into a spot of bother, but she is a determined woman and if she wants something so badly she will do anything to stop anything getting in her way. It was a light and uplifting read, I loved Bea from the get go and how determined she is. I always find reading a book that is set around a bookshop very comforting, I am not sure why but I do. The perfect book for me.

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Out in October, this is our third visit to the fictional town of Blossom Heath near Rye in Sussex, an area I know very well. Tired of her dead-end temp job, book lover and library volunteer Bea Miller somewhat impulsively decides to put all her savings into buying and doing up a horsebox as a mobile bookshop. Will her efforts be rewarded, or has she just made the biggest mistake of her life?

What I love about Julie’s books is the absolute warmth that suffices her characters and stories – it’s a genuine pleasure to spend time with Bea, her worried but supportive parents, her friends (although might one of them be more than friends?) and neighbours. She’s created a vibrant, believable community with all the friendships and tensions, trials and triumphs that go with small-town life. I also love the touches of romance – both good and bad – that go along with Bea’s journey, as well as the clear love of books woven right through the plot. I finished reading this a while ago now but it’s stayed with me. It’s the perfect uplifting comfort read and I am already looking forward to the next visit to Blossom Heath!

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I was so excited to delve straight into this book, and my goodness it did not disappoint. I loved it. Just a really easy to read book.

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