Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops Synopsis
**From the Sunday Times Bestselling Author**
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.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781805225508 |
| Publication date: |
26th September 2024 |
| Author: |
Shaun Bythell |
| Publisher: |
Profile Books an imprint of Profile |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
144 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Biographies & Autobiographies
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Shaun Bythell Press Reviews
Funny -- Mark Mason - Daily Mail
Bythell is having fun and it's infectious ... actually amusing -- Fiona Shepherd - Scotsman
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
Any reader finding this book in their stocking on Christmas morning should feel lucky ... contains plenty to amuse - an excellent diversion - Bookmunch
Crisp and often funny - and Bythell is canny enough to temper his pantomime misanthropy with bursts of sweetness -- Sam Leith - Guardian
