{"product_id":"receipts-from-the-bookshop","title":"Receipts From The Bookshop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReceipts From The Bookshop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Bookseller's Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Funny, self-deprecating, warm and uplifting... a joy'\u003cbr\u003eAJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of us dream of owning a bookshop, but for Katie Clapham \u003cbr\u003eit happened by accident, when she moved back to the seaside town \u003cbr\u003eshe grew up in and went into business with her mum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce a week, Katie sits behind the counter and chronicles the day's \u003cbr\u003ecomings and goings - mostly people who were actually hoping to \u003cbr\u003ecatch her mother. The triumphs here are small but hard won: a tea \u003cbr\u003ecrisis averted, a book title correctly identified from a cryptic clutch \u003cbr\u003eof clues. Not to mention the emotional rollercoaster of being named \u003cbr\u003ethe Seventh-Best Bookshop in the Country by The Times on\u003cbr\u003ea day where takings came to around £16.98.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCustomers appear for a browse and a chat, in search of a recommendation \u003cbr\u003eor the perfect gift. Others enter the shop for more unexpected reasons - to \u003cbr\u003eborrow a screwdriver, locate a priest or simply to ask if there's 'a nice place \u003cbr\u003efor an omelette around here'. Each day brings its own joys and frustrations, \u003cbr\u003ethough not always in equal measure...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunny, surprising and affectionate, here is a bookseller's year in all its \u003cbr\u003eweirdness and wonder – a life-affirming celebration of bad weather, \u003cbr\u003egood books and the irreplaceable role of a local bookshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthors: KATIE CLAPHAM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akshardhara Book Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55993623118146,"sku":null,"price":629.1,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/1214\/9058\/files\/RECEIPTSF.jpg?v=1787659525","url":"https:\/\/akshardhara.com\/products\/receipts-from-the-bookshop","provider":"Akshardhara Book Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}