The Diary of a Bookseller (The Bookseller Series by Shaun Bythell Book 1)

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And yet, she always felt like she was a woman on the run. With a total of only 180 residents, Alba's enterprise in Lucignana seems doomed from day one but it surprisingly sparks the enthusiasm of many across Tuscany - and beyond. A tale of resilience and entrepreneurship and a celebration of booksellers everywhere: the real (and often unsung) heroes of the publishing world. . Biography & True Stories Published 13/09/2018 by Profile Books Ltd in the United Kingdom Paperback | 320 pages, Integrated black and white photographs The diary of a publicist-turned bookseller who left Florence to open a tiny bookshop on a Tuscan hill. Inspiring about the continuing life of books, and about the ways in which our lives can change and our dreams can come true, if only we insist on believing in changes and dreams' - Michael CunninghamAlba used to live a hectic life, working as a book publicist in Florence - a life that made her happy and led her to meet prominent international authors. After surviving a fire and the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, the 'Bookshop on the Hill' soon becomes a refuge and beacon for an ever-growing community of people: readers who come to visit from afar, safe in the knowledge that Alba will be able to find the perfect book for them. And so one day she decides to stop running and go back to Lucignana, the small village on the Tuscan hills where she was born, to open a tiny bookshop. 'A work of significant beauty.