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Shaun Bythell bought The Bookshop in Wigtown on 1 November 2001, and has been running it ever since with an increasing passion for the business, matched only by a sense of despair for its future, and an ill-humour inspired by almost two decades of dealing with confused customers and surly staff. His internationally-bestselling books The Diary of a Bookseller and Confessions of a Bookseller have been translated into over twenty languages, including Russian, Korean and French.Funny
- Mark Mason, Daily Mail
Bythell is having fun and it's infectious ... actually amusing
- Fiona Shepherd, Scotsman
Bythell has a good ear for the absurd and a mundane telemarketing call becomes comedy gold ... For all Bythell's self-flagellation, he comes across as a generous, largely genial figure. It is hard to go for more than a few pages without finding him cooking for staying guests or drinking with friends until the small hours.
The Times
All the ingredients for a gentle human comedy are here, as soothing as a bag of boiled sweets and just as tempting to dip into.
Literary Review
Written with caustic wit...a diverting and congenial read.
Bookmunch
Any reader finding this book in their stocking on Christmas morning should feel lucky ... contains plenty to amuse - an excellent diversion
Bookmunch
Crisp and often funny - and Bythell is canny enough to temper his pantomime misanthropy with bursts of sweetness
- Sam Leith, Guardian