A year in the life of Page and Blackmore Booksellers

The conundrum of working alone on Sundays is that it is either very quiet or very busy. I have come prepared for a quiet day, bringing a book highly recommended to me by our Allen & Unwin representative. It is called 'The Book of Strange New Things' by Michel Faber and it is entirely absorbing. Currently the book is languishing on the shelf behind me unread, as the day, so far, has been too steady to pick it up. Perhaps later this afternoon an opportunity will arise to sneak paragraphs of it between customers.

{Peter}