{"product_id":"receipts-from-the-bookshop-9781399629508","title":"Receipts From the Bookshop : A Bookseller's Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e'ABSOLUTE HEAVEN' INDIA KNIGHT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'WARM AND UPLIFTING' AJ PEARCE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO THE WORLD RIGHT NOW' JENNIE GODFREY\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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 Seventh-Best Bookshop in the Country by The Times on a day where takings came to around £16.98.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Katie Clapham\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBerkshire, Diaries, letters \u0026amp; journals, Memoirs\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 Jun 2026 by Orion Publishing Co.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Katie Clapham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320629895546,"sku":"9781399629508","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781399629508.jpg?v=1790659735","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/receipts-from-the-bookshop-9781399629508","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}