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Confessions of a Bookseller
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
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Tricky customers, rude staff and everyone's favourite misanthropic bookseller: it's the second volume of the Sunday Times bestselling bookshop diaries, now available in paperback.
Tricky customers, rude staff and everyone's favourite misanthropic bookseller: it's the second volume of the Sunday Times bestselling bookshop diaries, now available in paperback.
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SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
"Do you have a list of your books, or do I just have to stare at them?"
Confessions of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell offers an irreverently funny and engaging account that had readers giggling all week, according to Scotland on Sunday.
Shaun Bythell is the owner of The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland. Boasting 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 has to contend with bizarre requests from people who seem not to understand what a shop is, the occasional home invasion during the Wigtown Book Festival, and Granny, his neurotic Italian assistant who enjoys digging for river mud to make poultices.
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Shaun Bythell's second memoir offers an engaging continuation of his insights into life as a bookseller, matching the charm of his first volume. Reviewers highlight the book's humour and rich character sketches, capturing Bythell's dry wit and generous personality despite his self-proclaimed faults. Readers appreciate the blend of comedy, warmth, and candid reflections, describing it as both entertaining and comforting.
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ISBN: 9781788162319
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 September 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Shaun Bythell is the owner of The Bookshop in Wigtown, and also one of the organisers of the Wigtown Festival. He is the author of two bestselling volumes of diaries: The Diary of a Bookseller and follow-up, Confessions of a Bookseller. His books have been translated into Russia, Italian, Icelandic and Korean, among many other languages.
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