In twenty years behind the till in The Bookshop,Wigtown,Shaun Bythell has met pretty much every kind of customer there is - from the charming,erudite and deep-pocketed to the eccentric,flatulent and possibly larcenous.
In Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops he distils the essence of his experience into a warm,witty and quirky taxonomy of the book-loving public.
So,step inside to meet the crafty Antiquarian,the shy and retiring Erotica Browser and gormless yet strangely likeable shop assistant Student Hugo - along with much loved bookseller favourites like the passionate Sci-Fi Fan,the voracious Railway Collector and the ever-elusive Perfect Customer.
Publisher: Profile Books LtdISBN: 9781788166584Number of pages: 144Weight: 191 gDimensions: 184 x 120 x 18 mmEdition: Main
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'Bythell has a good ear for the absurd and a mundane telemarketing call becomes comedy gold...For all Bythell's self-flagellation,he comes across as a generous,largely genial figure. It is hard to go for more than a few pages without finding him cooking for staying guests or drinking with friends until the small hours.'- The Times
'All the ingredients for a gentle human comedy are here,as soothing as a bag of boiled sweets and just as tempting to dip into.'- Literary Review
'Written with caustic wit...a diverting and congenial read.'- Bookmunch
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