"Do you have a list of your books, or do I just have to stare at them?" Shaun Bythell is the owner of The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland. With more than a mile of shelving, real log fires in the shop and the sea lapping nearby, the shop should be an idyll for bookworms. Unfortunately, Shaun also ha
Confessions of a curious bookseller: a novel
β Scribed by Green, Elizabeth
- Publisher
- Lake Union Publishing
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 226 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--West Philadelphia., West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.
- ISBN
- 1542025850
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Fawn Birchill knows that her used bookstore is the heart of West Philadelphia, a cornerstone of culture for a community that for twenty years has found the quirkiness absolutely charming. When an amicable young indie bookseller invades her block, Fawn is convinced that his cushy couches, impressive selection, coffee bar, and knowledgeable staff are a neighborhood blight. As she wages her war, Fawn is forced to reflect on a few unavoidable truths: the tribulations of online dating, a strained relationship with her family, and a devoted if not always law-abiding intern-- not to mention what to do about a pen pal with whom she hasn't been entirely honest and the litany of repairs her aging store requires. -- adapted from back cover;"A heartening and uproariously funny novel of high hopes, bad choices, book love, and one woman's best--and worst--intentions. Through emails, journal entries, combative online reviews, texts, and tweets, Fawn plans her next move to reclaim her beloved business--and her life"--
β¦ Subjects
Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- West Philadelphia
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