The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: A Memoir of Friendship, Community, and the Uncommon Pleasure of a Good Book - Couverture rigide

Welch, Wendy

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ISBN 10 : 1250010632 ISBN 13 : 9781250010636

Editeur : St Martin's Press, 2012

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"In a time when brick and mortar bookstores around the country are literally imperiled, "The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap" comes along like a cool compress on a nagging wound; with humor, compassion, and a bold leap of spirit, Wendy Welch leads us back to this nearly forgotten truth, that bookstores are not simply distribution hubs for books, they are the warm living rooms of our culture, the portal to our dream worlds, the anchors for our hungry, drifting souls. Buy this book!" -Andre Dubus III, author of "Townie" and "The House of Sand and Fog"
"The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap confirms what I've long suspected, that book lovers are good people and that bookstores are the best places on earth. Add in the elements of pre-loved books, in-love bookstore owners, and to-fall-in-love with local characters, and you have The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap, a story to thrill anyone who has ever dreamed of owning a bookstore (and which book lover hasn't?) and a memoir sure to warm the cockles of the hearts of readers everywhere. A treasure of a book about books." --Nina Sankovitch, author of "Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading
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Wendy Welch's memoir, "The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap," is a delight. Starting a used bookstore in a small Appalachian town during the decline-of-the-book era may seem like rank folly, but the project--and the book --.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Wendy Welch and her husband had always dreamed of owning a bookstore. When the opportunity to escape a toxic work environment and run to a struggling Virginia coal mining town presented itself, they took it. And took the plunge into starting their dream as well. They chose to ignore the "death of the book," the closing of bookstores across the nation, and the difficult economic environment, and six years later they have carved a bookstore - and a life - out of an Appalachian mountain community. A story of beating bad odds with grace, ingenuity, good books, and single malt, this memoir chronicles two bibliophiles discovering unlikely ways in which daily living and literature intertwine. Their customers - "Bob the Mad Irishman," "Wee Willie," and "The Lady Who Liked Romances," to name a few - come to the shop looking for the kind of interactive wisdom kindles don't spark, and they find friendship, community, and the uncommon pleasure of a good book in good company. "The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap" will make you want to run to the local bookstore, and curl up in an armchair with a treasure in bound pages.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: St Martin's Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1250010632
• ISBN 13: 9781250010636
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304