{"product_id":"receipts-from-the-bookshop-katie-clapham-9781399629546","title":"Receipts From the Bookshop","description":"\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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 7th Best Bookshop in the Country by The Times in a week where daily takings came to around  16.98.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e","brand":"Katie Clapham","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":49198389100787,"sku":"9781399629546","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781399629546.jpg?v=1780516932","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/receipts-from-the-bookshop-katie-clapham-9781399629546","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}