Where would the word be without second hand books? There’s nothing quite like going through shelf after shelf of dishevelled covers, breathing in that unique musty smell, and finding that gem you’ve always been looking for.
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks is my all time favourite book. I also absolutely loved the TV adaptation that was done a few years ago. So, when they announced they were doing a theatre production of it for 100th anniversary of… Continue Reading
I’m currently in the middle of buying a new house with the hope of moving some time in July and as a result I am having to pack everything up. This is a bigger job than it normally would be… Continue Reading
I picked up this beautiful book in a shop called Scrubby Nelly’s (brilliant name!) that sits tucked away in Wilton Shopping Village. The shop itself really is the only shop worth going to in this place as all the others… Continue Reading
In recent years it has become a traditional that on Easter Sunday I head down to the Shepton Mallet Flea Market at The Royal Bath & West Showground with my Mum and Dad. This year was no different, although we… Continue Reading
I have a rather unnatural obsession with secondhand books and my house is filled with them. The historian in me loves the idea that someone has read and probably enjoyed a book before me. I always wonder how they perceive… Continue Reading
Every couple of months there is an amazing flea market at the Shepton Mallet show ground. It is so vast and has such an amazing variety of goods to pick up and haggle over. I have in the past bought… Continue Reading
