Otherworldly and historical fiction combined

The book has three main characters and two timelines, Opaline's story starting in 1921, and Martha and Henry in the present. In the audiobook, they are all read by a different narrator which is really nice. This way, you don't easily lose track of who the chapter is about either, because the three voices are really quite different. The voice of Henry is read by Nick Biadon, an older sounding voice but a very nice voice to listen to. Martha's voice is read by Avena Mansergh-Wallace and Opaline by Olivia Mace.

I started reading first and switched to listening the next day during my walk. Then I got so excited by the three voices that I decided to listen as much as possible, if I sat down with the e-book then I also listened to the audiobook so that I was being read to, so to speak. In bed I read without listening but still heard the voices in my head which I really enjoyed.

So like mentioned earlier it's a book with two timelines, Opaline's story starting in 1921 and Martha and Henry's story in the present. Opaline is forced to marry off by her older brother, who has been the man of the house since the death of their father, and who has returned wounded from WW1. She refuses this and runs away. To pay for her flight, she sells a very special book. She flees to Paris and, after some wandering, ends up working at an English bookshop that actually exists. Shakespeare and company, although it did not have that name at the time.
Along with this story you follow the story of Martha who flees her abusive husband and ends up in Dublin. In Dublin we also follow Henry's story who is searching for a lost manuscript.

Martha and Henry's story is the most magical and otherworldly, Opaline's story only so much could have taken place during that time. The stories come together very nicely towards the end, some things I definitely didn't see coming. Honestly I am not very much into fantasy books and this book did have some of that in it but contained enough historical information to work that into a nice storyline as well.

Characters = 7 | Atmosphere = 8 | Writing Style = 9 | Plot = 8 | Intrigue = 8 | Logic = 7 | Enjoyment = 9 | Score 8,00 = 4 stars