
Anne Scott has never housed her books in order of theme or author yet she knows where each of them is and the kind of life it has led. Some have been gifts but most have been chosen in bookshops unique in their style and possibilities. Gradually some of the shops become partners...

This is a thoroughly researched travelogue and look at bookshops, both their history and their future. It gives the stories of 18 bookshops, some still in operation, others long ago turned into another use, and how not one is like another.