The Vanishing Bookstore: A spellbinding and unputdownable page-turner

'Every story needs a happy ending. And you can't have yours until you find the bookstore.'1692. On the outskirts of Salem, a bookstore stands covered in overgrown vines. A young woman rushes out, panicked by the sound of hounds in the distance. The bookstore vanishes... Present day. In a pale-pink house on one of the oldest streets in Salem, Dora can't believe she's about to finally meet the mother she thought died tragically when she was just a child. But Dora's mother tells her they are both in danger... Desperate not to lose her mother all over again, Dora digs into her family's mysterious past, and stumbles upon a seemingly impossible secret: the key to their survival is hidden in a bookstore that no one has seen for generations. Readers will lose themselves in the mesmerising magic of this absorbing and utterly unputdownable page-turner. Perfect for fans of Weyward, The Lost Apothecary and Practical Magic. What readers are saying about Helen Phifer:'Wow!!!... I did NOT in a million years see THAT coming!!!... I smashed this in one sitting and could not sleep until I finished it which ended up being 3am!!!... Absolutely unputdownable page-turning book... Absolutely LOVED IT... I was just gobsmacked by the twist... Will stay with me for a long time.' Bookworm86, ?????'I devoured it over two evenings (I was working both days or I'd have read it quicker) - and I stayed up until WAY past my bedtime on the first night because I didn't want to put it down!' Urban Sapphire, ?????'I read this book in one sitting... I was hooked from the first page... a real rollercoaster of a read... will get your heart pumping. I absolutely loved it.' Goodreads reviewer, ?????'My heart is still pounding hours after the last page. Oh my God what a heart-stopping read... I had goosebumps. I had chills... It grabs you from page one... hold tight until the last page and beyond.' Goodreads reviewer, ?????'What a book!... I found myself holding my breath and having to read the last few chapters on into the early hours of the morning because I just needed to find out what happened.' Mrs Bloggs' Books, ?????

''Every story needs a happy ending. And you can''t have yours until you find the bookstore.''

1692. On the outskirts of Salem, a bookstore stands covered in overgrown vines. A young woman rushes out, panicked by the sound of hounds in the distance. The bookstore vanishes...

Present day. In a pale-pink house on one of the oldest streets in Salem, Dora can''t believe she''s about to finally meet the mother she thought died tragically when she was just a child. But Dora''s mother tells her they are both in danger...

Desperate not to lose her mother all over again, Dora digs into her family''s mysterious past, and stumbles upon a seemingly impossible secret: the key to their survival is hidden in a bookstore that no one has seen for generations.

Readers will lose themselves in the mesmerising magic of this absorbing and utterly unputdownable page-turner. Perfect for fans of Weyward, The Lost Apothecary and Practical Magic.

What readers are saying about Helen Phifer:

''Wow!!!... I did NOT in a million years see THAT coming!!!... I smashed this in one sitting and could not sleep until I finished it which ended up being 3am!!!... Absolutely unputdownable page-turning book... Absolutely LOVED IT... I was just gobsmacked by the twist... Will stay with me for a long time.'' Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''I devoured it over two evenings (I was working both days or I''d have read it quicker) - and I stayed up until WAY past my bedtime on the first night because I didn''t want to put it down!'' Urban Sapphire, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''I read this book in one sitting... I was hooked from the first page... a real rollercoaster of a read... will get your heart pumping. I absolutely loved it.'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''My heart is still pounding hours after the last page. Oh my God what a heart-stopping read... I had goosebumps. I had chills... It grabs you from page one... hold tight until the last page and beyond.'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''What a book!... I found myself holding my breath and having to read the last few chapters on into the early hours of the morning because I just needed to find out what happened.'' Mrs Bloggs'' Books, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

• | Author: Helen Phifer
• | Publisher: Bookouture
• | Publication Date: Sep 11, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781836184805
• | ISBN-10: 1836184808