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A cantankerously funny view of books and the people who love them.
It does take all kinds and through the misanthropic eyes of a very
grumpy bookseller, we see them all--from the "Person Who Doesn't
Know What They Want (But Thinks It Might Have a Blue Cover)" to the
"Parents Secretly After Free Childcare." From behind the counter,
Shaun Bythell catalogs the customers who roam his shop in Wigtown,
Scotland. There's the Expert (divided into subspecies from the Bore
to the Helpful Person), the Young Family (ranging from the
Exhausted to the Aspirational), Occultists (from Conspiracy
Theorist to Craft Woman). Then there's the Loiterer (including the
Erotica Browser and the Self-Published Author), the Bearded
Pensioner (including the Lyrca Clad), and the The Not-So-Silent
Traveller (the Whistler, Sniffer, Hummer, Farter, and Tutter). Two
bonus sections include Staff and, finally, Perfect Customer--all
add up to one of the funniest book about books you'll ever find.
Shaun Bythell (author of Confessions of a Bookseller) and his
mordantly unique observational eye make this perfect for anyone who
loves books and bookshops. "Bythell is having fun and it's
infectious."--Scotsman "Virtuosic venting ... misanthropy with
bursts of sweetness." Guardian "All the ingredients for a gentle
human comedy are here, as soothing as a bag of boiled sweets and
just as tempting to dip into."--Literary Review "Any reader finding
this book in their stocking on Christmas morning should feel
lucky...contains plenty to amuse--an excellent
diversion"--Bookmunch
The Bookshop in Wigtown is a bookworm's idyll - with thousands of
books across nearly a mile of shelves, a real log fire, and
Captain, the bookshop cat. You'd think after twenty years, owner
Shaun Bythell would be used to the customers by now. Don't get him
wrong - there are some good ones among the antiquarian
porn-hunters, die-hard Arthurians, people who confuse bookshops for
libraries and the toddlers just looking for a nice cosy corner in
which to wee. He's sure there are. There must be some good ones,
right? Filled with the pernickety warmth and humour that has
touched readers around the world, stuffed with literary treasures,
hidden gems and incunabula, Remainders of the Day is Shaun
Bythell's latest entry in his bestselling diary series.
Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. It contains 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving, with twisting corridors and roaring fires, and all set in a beautiful, rural town by the edge of the sea. A book-lover's paradise? Well, almost ...
In these wry and hilarious diaries, Shaun provides an inside look at the trials and tribulations of life in the book trade, from struggles with eccentric customers to wrangles with his own staff, who include the ski-suit-wearing, bin-foraging Nicky. He takes us with him on buying trips to old estates and auction houses, recommends books (both lost classics and new discoveries), introduces us to the thrill of the unexpected find, and evokes the rhythms and charms of small-town life, always with a sharp and sympathetic eye.
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Irreverently funny ... kept me giggling
all week.' Scotland on Sunday "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 has to
contend with bizarre requests from people who don't understand what
a shop is, home invasions during the Wigtown Book Festival and
Granny, his neurotic Italian assistant who likes digging for river
mud to make poultices.
A Waterstones 'Best Books of 2022: Biography' The Bookshop in
Wigtown is a bookworm's idyll - with thousands of books across
nearly a mile of shelves, a real log fire, and Captain, the
bookshop cat. You'd think after twenty years, owner Shaun Bythell
would be used to the customers by now. Don't get him wrong - there
are some good ones among the antiquarian erotica-hunters, die-hard
Arthurians, people who confuse bookshops for libraries and the
toddlers just looking for a nice cosy corner in which to wee. He's
sure there are. There must be some good ones, right? Filled with
the pernickety warmth and humour that has touched readers around
the world, stuffed with literary treasures, hidden gems and
incunabula, Remainders of the Day is Shaun Bythell's latest entry
in his bestselling diary series.
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