When librarian Valentina Baker was a teenager, her mother unexpectedly fled to her native London, leaving Val and her father on their own. Thirty years later she receives word that her mother has died and left her an apartment in Primrose Hill and a bookshop Val never knew she'd owned. Though the news is devastating, Val finds herself more determined than ever to discover who her mother truly was. A journey of self-discovery that transcends time and honors the unbreakable bonds of love and family.