Receipts From the Bookshop

Katie Clapham

Many 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. Once 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 7th best bookshop in the country by 'The Times' in a week where daily takings came to around £16.98. Customers 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

Author(s): Clapham, Katie
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 04/06/2026
Pagination: 296 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Phoenix
Published By: Orion
Book Classification: Gift books|Memoirs|Diaries, letters & journals
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 28
Weight: 400
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781399629508