Cracking good read. This one won't be a long review, because it doesn't need to be.
It is set out chronologically, following the bookseller's road to perdition as the owner and proprietor of a bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland.
Filled with strange locals, employees that are more a hindrance than a help and daily assortments of random strangers. Arriving with their dumb requests. With rudeness and ignorance. Endlessly.
It gives an honest perspective on owning a bookshop. It is not an occupation suited to the faint of heart. Or the money-minded.
The author comes across as a little snooty, but it's hilarious and purposeful. You know that he's a Saint, living in a world besieged by devils. A little grumpiness only serves to highlight a warm and kind disposition.
Seek this one out. If only to make you more aware and respectful of the plight of booksellers across the country.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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