Erscheint: Juni 2027
Buch (Hardcover): Belletristik
The Crooked House Bookshop
My Canterbury Tales of Balance, Belonging and the Healing Power of Books
Verlag:
Constable & Robinson Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P36981050
EAN: 9780349450421
Erscheint: Juni 2027
Versand: Kostenlos
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Beschreibung
The Yuletide-red wonky door at The Crooked House, a charity bookshop - and the second most photographed building in Canterbury, after the cathedral, is a magical, mystical place run entirely by volunteers. It sells rare novels, vintage maps and more than just a few copies of The Canterbury Tales to the parade of pilgrims that stop and gawp at its topsy-turvy façade, before entering to explore the labyrinthine literary sections inside. This wonky door is also a portal to a new world for Sarah, and the start of this book: Volunteering was for the worthy (and she certainly wasn't that, as her 20 year career as a tabloid hack and celebrity sycophant reveals), but walking through the skewwhiff entrance to the Catching Lives Bookshop on a rainy spring day in search of a Barbara Pym novel changed everything. Signing up to volunteer is best thing she ever did. Moving home to England after 20 years in the US, just as menopause hit and her dad was diagnosed with a terminal illness, and her once adorable children morphed into moody teenagers with one eye on the exit, was a lot. She was lost and a bit depressed. She needed to find purpose and a community, and she found it there, with her quirky band of volunteers - film students from the uni up the hill, retired police detectives and librarians, Russian and Iranian transplants. plus the ghost hunters, witch whisperers, octogenarian lotharios and brainbox bibliophiles who walked through the crooked door of the Jenga-beamed building, searching for something and sharing their stories. Knowing every penny they make supports a homeless shelter - whose ex-residents often pop in to buy a book and tell us their tales of redemption - has brought meaning and improved mental health. The Crooked House Bookshop. is the honest and life-affirming true story of coming to terms with changes, big and small, and the healing power of sharing stories and connecting with your community, set within a perennially charming bookshop. Ultimately, this is a portrayal of how when life throws you off balance or you feel off kilter, the truest route to happiness and healing is not to shrink into self-pity, but to look outward to how you can help others.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Ivens Sarah
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2027
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 256