This was an intelligent and genuinely fascinating read. The writers love for the sea shines through every word.

This is an intelligent erudite read which references many different disciplines as it charts the writers renovation of a garden and he reflections on her life and the memory of her parents. This is a wonderful book.

Read this book! It is impossible not to love this and then wish desperately for a castle in Italy.

I adore this book. I want to be Flora Poste. This is a funny, wise, quirky look at the rural novels popular at the time of writing. Read it, you will not regret it.

This was an odd little book, illustrated throughout with surreal drawings and photocopies of artifacts. The story was also surreal and was written quite simply, which matches the age of the child narrator. However, this is a book which stays with you.

I adore this book. If the world is against you pick this book up and you'll be smiling in no time.

I loved this, a detailed history of book selling from antiquity to the present day. This book is an absolute joy.