Bloomsbury Books is an iconic English store that actually existed and resisted change for a hundred years. All this time it was run by men who strictly adhered to the CEO's set of rules. But in 1950 the world was changing, including the world of books and publishing. The bookstore brings together three heroines, each of whom wants to change their lives, they are at a crossroads, torn between duty and their dreams. Are their ambitions strong enough, will they be able to find their voice? In the plot of the novel, the reader will meet real cultural and literary figures, representatives of the bohemians of that time: Daphne du Maurier, Ellen Doubleday, Sonia Blair (widow of George Orwell), Samuel Beckett, Peggy Guggenheim. If you want to immerse yourself in the literary world of the 1950s or imagine yourself as a character in the movie Midnight in Paris, this book is for you!