I’m a sucker for books about bookstores, and from that perspective, Goodnight June was quite fun to read. And out of all this grows June’s determination to save the bookstore from the bankers who want to shut it down - by publicizing Ruby’s role in inspiring author “Brownie” to write her masterpiece, Goodnight Moon.
Before her death, Ruby had hidden letters in various books around the store, creating a scavenger hunt leading June on a journey of discovery and revelation.Īs June is drawn into her aunt’s past, she meets the gorgeous restaurant owner next door, rediscovers her love of children’s books, and begins to consider making peace with her estranged sister. Slowly, June discovers clues to her aunt’s secret life, starting with what may be the literary find of the century: Ruby was apparently best of friends with children’s author Margaret Wise Brown, and the two carried on a deep, emotional, soul-baring correspondence for many years. The embers in the fireplace burn the color of a setting orange sun, and I’m wrapped in a quilt, seated in a big wingback chair reading a book. For me, that place is the bookstore, with its emerald green walls and the big picture windows that, at night, frame the stars twinkling above. As June reenters the world of Bluebird Books, she starts to remember the years spent there with Ruby, and bit by bit, the bookstore and her family memories draw her in and demand her attention.Įveryone has a happy place, the scene that comes into view when you close your eyes and let your mind transport you to the dot on the globe where life is cozy, safe, warm. When June learns that her great-aunt Ruby has passed away and left her her beloved Seattle children’s bookstore, June heads west to settle the estate, dispose of the assets, and make her way back to her intense New York job as quickly as possible.īut then something happens. She’s perfected the art of ruthless dedication to the bank’s best interests and is eminently successful - yet she’s also lonely, sad, and on the verge of physical disaster thanks to skyrocketing blood pressure. June Anderson, age 34, is a high-powered New York banker who specializes in foreclosing on small businesses. Goodnight June is a contemporary novel about a young woman finding her way and reconnecting with her family’s past.
If you immediately started reciting “In the great green room there was a telephone and a red balloon and a picture of the cow jumping over the moon…”, then you’re definitely in tune with the central motif of Goodnight June.
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