Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner

In a tradition-bound 1950s bookstore, three women forge an unlikely alliance to outmaneuver the men in charge and rewrite the rules of the London literary world.

Post-war London is a man’s world, and Bloomsbury Books is no exception. The shop is governed by fifty-one rigid rules and a management team that doesn't believe women belong in the rare book business. But Vivien, Grace, and Evie—three very different employees with their own stalled ambitions—are tired of playing by the book. As they navigate their own personal crossroads and rub elbows with literary icons, they realize that to get ahead, they’ll have to band together and hijack the store's future for themselves. Bloomsbury Girls is a smart, charming story of three women who refused to stay in the background of the literary world.