![]() ![]() ![]() There are, of course, a number of economic reasons why this happens, bookshops are expected to have a quick turnaround of books and can't afford to have money tied up in 'dead' stock, especially as retail is experiencing financial pressure unseen before. I don't know about you, but when I discover an author I enjoy reading their backlist and just recently I seem to be unable to find these older titles. ![]() The best bit about this bookshop though was the range of stock. Read my review of The Chalet by Catherine Cooper ![]() We enjoyed learning about the history, we saw seals, and of course I visited a couple of bookshops, the most notable being Blackwells which is the oldest bookshop in the city and is on the site of a former morgue.Speaking to the staff there, it transpired they had a ghost, a woman in a blue dress who had been spotted a number of times on the top trading floor. It was brilliant and such an amazing city. Heaven they were a steady pair of hands under an immense amount of pressure. I feel a medal should be awarded to the pall-bearers, and if not a medal than many drinks. It was a sad start to the week with the Queen's funeral, many tears were shed and I felt quite wrung out afterwards but I thought the whole event was respectful and dignified. First of all, apologies for missing my regular post on Friday, I was on a week's holiday from work and decided to extend this to the blog. ![]()
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