pickI really enjoyed this, I thought it worked really well as an audiobook. Shaun is grumpy but loveable bookseller, who did make me feel guilty for owning a kindle. And not so guilty about my hoard of books. He paints vivid images of his customers and staff - not always favourable but usually very humorous.
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Ruth Shaw has led one incredible and adventurous life. Although her journey was filled with much pain and heartbreak, she looks back upon her life with tenderness. Throughout most of her memoir, my thoughts were, "How did she do all this? How would one even begin? I could never!"
This is more than the story of a bookseller in New Zealand. It's the story of a daughter, mother, sailor (extraordinaire!), lover, survivor, and fierce friend.
so-soI like to dive into books without much checking them out beforehand. But sometimes it‘s better to read some trigger warnings. This was this month‘s pick for #foodandlit. It started lovely but then got very dark very fast. And then even darker. It‘s a fascinating autobiography, I read it till the end. But for you so you don‘t make the same mistake: trigger warnings are in the comments.
❄️ The tagged book. Adorable, witty and one every bookworm should read.
❄️ ❄️ Crescent City 3. It just arrived today!!🤩
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Fellow bibliophiles! This is a book everyone needs to at least read, if not own! I'm only halfway through, but the wit and wordplay of this author have me cackling or smiling at nearly every page. A Titanic mention, a LOTR quote (from Bilbo, if you're curious), and a subtle Beauty & the Beast reference, have sprung out of the pages like old friends. It's a fantastic read about Sotheran's, on Sackville Street, the 'Oldest Bookshop in the World'.
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A bookshop? Tuscany? How could it be bad, right? 😁
pickRuth owns a bookshop in the very south of the South Island of #newzealand and has also had a very varied life.
I struggled to connect at first, as Ruth had a tough life, and keeps running away from her grief, but tells her story in a very matter-of- fact way, which gave her story quite a distant feel. However, later in the book, it is easier to feel closer to her and I loved her ‘Tales from the Bookshop‘ inserts.
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pick86 | This is one for those who love books, for sure. An established book publisher overcame challenges to open a bookshop during the pandemic in the tiny Tuscan village where she grew up. Diary entries are from January to June 2021 and list the books sold on each day. Swoon!
so-soThe author is a bit too negative & grumpy, and most of his co-workers behaved infuriating.
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