{"product_id":"receipts-from-the-bookshop-1","title":"Receipts From The Bookshop By Clapham, Katie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'ABSOLUTE HEAVEN' INDIA KNIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'WARM AND UPLIFTING' AJ PEARCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO THE WORLD RIGHT NOW' JENNIE GODFREY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of us dream of owning a bookshop, but for Katie Clapham it happened by accident, when she moved back to the seaside town she grew up in and went into business with her mum. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce a week, Katie sits behind the counter and chronicles the day's comings and goings - mostly people who were actually hoping to catch her mother. The triumphs here are small but hard won: a tea crisis averted, a book title correctly identified from a cryptic clutch of clues. Not to mention the emotional rollercoaster of being named the Seventh-Best Bookshop in the Country by \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e on a day where takings came to around GBP16.98. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCustomers appear for a browse and a chat, in search of a recommendation or the perfect gift. Others enter the shop for more unexpected reasons - to borrow a screwdriver, locate a priest or simply to ask if there's 'a nice place for an omelette around here'. Each day brings its own joys and frustrations, though not always in equal measure . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny, surprising and affectionate, here is a bookseller's year in all its weirdness and wonder - a life-affirming celebration of bad weather, good books and the irreplaceable role of a local bookshop.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57820674490750,"sku":"NW9781399629546","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781399629546.jpg?v=1786167514","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/receipts-from-the-bookshop-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}