A Bookseller's Life in Wigtown
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Embark on a heartwarming journey alongside a Scottish bookseller named Bythell for a delightful year in the charming village of Wigtown. Follow his daily adventures managing his staff, helping customers, and navigating life in this quaint town. Immerse yourself in this captivating world of books and small-town life, offering a cozy escape reminiscent of browsing your favorite bookstore (sans the store cat).
Nestled in a charming Georgian townhouse along the bustling Wigtown high road, Shaun Bythell orchestrates the daily rhythm of Scotland's largest used bookshop, filled to the brim with over 100,000 books and a friendly feline companion named Captain. Through his keen observations and clever humor, Bythell navigates the highs and lows of life as a bookseller. His chronicle of a year spent behind the counter is a must-read for any book lover looking to delve into the vibrant world of Wigtown's literary scene.
Shaun, a bookseller at Bythell, starts his day by managing quirky coworkers, organizing orders, and embarking on journeys to far-off residences to expand personal libraries. Amidst these tasks, he contemplates the essence of life and the charm of unbiased bookstores. As Bythell himself observed in Wigtown: "There actually does appear to be a serendipity about bookshops, not simply with discovering books you never knew existed, or that you've been searching for, but with people too."
Confessions of a Bookseller is a heat and welcome memoir of a life in books. It’s for any reader searching for the type of pal you meet in a bookstore.
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A really humorous life with books.
“Bythell’s depraved pen and eager eye for the absurd recall what comedian Ricky Gervais would possibly say if he ran a bookshop.”—Wall Avenue Journal
“Heat, witty and laugh-out-loud humorous…”—Every day Mail
“Bythell is a skillful author . . . he creates a full, interesting world populated with colourful characters . . . an endearing and considerate ebook.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“…amusing and sometimes cantankerous tales [that] bibliophiles will enjoyment of, and infrequently wince at…”—Publishers Weekly
“Bythell writes with biting humor . . . he’s a person on a mission, and 12 months seen by way of his eyes convinces the reader that could be a mission worthy of enterprise.”—Chicago Tribune
“Virtuosic venting…misanthropy is tempered with bursts of sweetness within the secondhand bookseller’s newest dispatches from Wigtown, Scotland.”—The Guardian
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