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Remainders of the Day

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Remainders of the Day

By: Shaun Bythell
Narrated by: Peter Kenny
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The Bookshop in Wigtown is a bookworm's idyll - with thousands of books across nearly a mile of shelves, a real log fire, and Captain, the bookshop cat. You'd think after twenty years, owner Shaun Bythell would be used to the customers by now.

Don't get him wrong - there are some good ones among the antiquarian porn-hunters, die-hard Arthurians, people who confuse bookshops for libraries and the toddlers just looking for a nice cosy corner in which to wee. He's sure there are. There must be some good ones, right?

Filled with the pernickety warmth and humour that has touched readers around the world, stuffed with literary treasures, hidden gems and incunabula, Remainders of the Day is Shaun Bythell's latest entry in his bestselling diary series.©2022 Shaun Bythell Letters & Correspondence Memoirs, Diaries & Correspondence Words, Language & Grammar Writing & Publishing
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I have so enjoyed sharing shaun bythell's life over the past couple of years, This instalment did not disappoint and always leaves me wanting more... Granny is sure to make you laugh out load ... shauns life is a happy mix of friends, family, awkward customers, captain the cat and wine, all based in a wonderful bookshop in wigtown that will make you want to darken it door sometime in the future, P.s come back Nicky we miss you x

I absolutely love this book

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Remainders of the Day by Shaun Bythell of @WigtownBookShop. This book is another grower, not a show-er. The protagonist reads like a character in a #LitRPG novel and the bookshop's takings reads like a #LitRPG stats sheet.

But 🎶 @PeterKennyVoice's performance cuts through the confusion and brings the book into a place where you can feel the warmth of the #bookshop. It's a piece of literature that could be seen as a boring story at times given the sheer amount of raw data 🧮 the author gives you.

However, eventually you begin to see the bookshop 📔 for what it truly is: a wonderful place for enthusiastic book owners and book buyers alike. It is a place that allows all folks to congregate around books and book hunters 🧐 to go in search of rare treasures.

This is a dutifully and well-crafted book about the art of caring for, loving and restoring old books. 📚5/5 ⭐️ #BookReview #BookRecommendation #BookTwitter

Follow me on Twitter @zennyreadsalot for more #bookreviews

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This is my second book by the author ( first was an actual book). I have to say the narrator , in my opinion, does not work for this book at all. I guess the author had a hand in choosing the narrator so That’s blessing enough I guess. I just found the narrator difficult to understand ( I thought I had sped up the book accidentally ), I feel it got easier to follow him as the book progresses. The book is wonderful and funny so worth overlooking the narrators delivery.

Throughly enjoyed the book.

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Another laugh out loud diary from Shaun Bythell, I absolutely loved it as I did his previous diaries, well worth a credit.

Just Brilliant!

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Magnificent as always. Can't wait for the next instalment. Highly recommended as are the previous books.

Brilliant

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