'A hundred and eighty.''Right,so if a hundred and eighty thousand people live there,then . . .''No,not hundred and eighty thousand,Romano. Just a hundred and eighty.''Alba...Have you lost your mind'
Conversation between Alba Donati and Romano Montroni,founder of Italy's largest bookselling chainAlba 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. And yet,she always felt like she was a woman on the run.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.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. 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.A tale of resilience and entrepreneurship and a celebration of booksellers everywhere: the real (and often unsung) heroes of the publishing world.
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9781399605489Number of pages: 208Weight: 191 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 18 mm
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'An eccentric and charming little book... It's like Chocolat meets Penelope Fitzgerald's The Bookshop,set in the Tuscan hills,with gardening tips,interior design ideas and gossip woven in... A celebration of writing,words and people.... In luscious language,the book rejoices in all the things that bring people together. Delightful.'- The Mail on Sunday
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