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Transports of Delight

Josie Barnard on charity bookshops

I have a pocketful of change. Around me, there’s the sound of clothes hangers on rails. Beyond a bin of old toys there’s a clink of crockery. The flooring’s worn, the smell is musty. I can hardly restrain my fingers. What am I looking for?

I don’t know. That’s just the point.

I’m in one of my favourite places: a charity shop, in the book section. The atmosphere’s hushed. It’s that of a museum, or, perhaps, a library.

But, wait. If I love books so much, why aren’t I in a library, or, indeed, a bookshop?

1 Sep 2007

Books featured in SF Issue 53

Giving up the Ghost (No. 37)

Issue 53 (Spring)

A Shepherd’s Life

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

The Shepherd’s Life

Sun of York

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