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Jack is a construction worker who credits Grace with saving his life. Wanting to attend Grace’s public readings, Jack requests jobs that place him closer to Farringdon Station, and because of this, Jack narrowly avoids being present at one of the sites that is destroyed by German bombs. Later, when Primrose Hill Books suffers damage from bombs, Jack brings his crew to help rebuild the shop as a way to give back to Grace.
Jack Quotes in The Last Bookshop in London
The The Last Bookshop in London quotes below are all either spoken by Jack or refer to Jack. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 14 Quotes
“M’name’s Jack,” he said. “I wanted to thank you, not only for reading to us from your book, but also for saving my life.”
“Saving your life?” Grace repeated in surprise.
He nodded. “I was in the area the day you started reading, rather by accident. Usually, I’m near Hyde Park in the afternoons, repairing some of the buildings there.” He tilted his head in a humble gesture. “Much as I can. But lately I’ve been finding jobs around here to make sure I’m in the tube to hear you read during air raids. Had I not, I’d have been in Marble Arch Station where I sheltered before.”
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Jack Character Timeline in The Last Bookshop in London
The timeline below shows where the character Jack appears in The Last Bookshop in London. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 14
...Middlemarch. On a rare day free from attacks, in September, Grace meets a man named Jack at the bookshop, who tells her that she saved his life by doing her readings....
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Chapter 21
...words of hope. Once Grace finishes reading, a group of construction workers arrives, led by Jack. They declare they’re here to fix the shop.
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