The Diary of a Bookseller Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Shaun Bythell
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
187

The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell Book Summary

A WRY AND HILARIOUS ACCOUNT OF LIFE AT A BOOKSHOP IN A REMOTE SCOTTISH VILLAGE

"Among the most irascible and amusing bookseller memoirs I've read." --Dwight Garner, New York Times

"Warm, witty and laugh-out-loud funny..."—Daily Mail

The Diary of a Bookseller is Shaun Bythell's funny and fascinating memoir of a year in the life at the helm of The Bookshop, in the small village of Wigtown, Scotland—and of the delightfully odd locals, unusual staff, eccentric customers, and surreal buying trips that make up his life there as he struggles to build his business . . . and be polite . . .

When Bythell first thought of taking over the store, it seemed like a great idea: The Bookshop is Scotland's largest second-hand store, with over one hundred thousand books in a glorious old house with twisting corridors and roaring fireplaces, set in a tiny, beautiful town by the sea. It seemed like a book-lover's paradise . . .
 
Until Bythell did indeed buy the store.
 
In this wry and hilarious diary, he tells us what happened next—the trials and tribulations of being a small businessman; of learning that customers can be, um, eccentric; and of wrangling with his own staff of oddballs (such as ski-suit-wearing, dumpster-diving Nicky). And perhaps none are quirkier than the charmingly cantankerous bookseller Bythell himself turns out to be.

But then too there are the buying trips to old estates and auctions, with the thrill of discovery, as well as the satisfaction of pressing upon people the books that you love . . .

Slowly, with a mordant wit and keen eye, Bythell is seduced by the growing charm of small-town life, despite —or maybe because of—all the peculiar characters there.

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Book Name The Diary of a Bookseller
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The Diary of a Bookseller. This was a delightful book with so much wit and charm. Humorous.

The Diary of a Bookseller. I think every book reader once wishes to own a bookshop. This book will transport you to the ins and outs of owning a bookshop with all kinds of interesting characters!

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Summary of The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell

The The Diary of a Bookseller book written by Shaun Bythell was published on 04 September 2018, Tuesday in the Biographies & Memoirs category. A total of 187 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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