{"product_id":"the-bookseller-at-the-end-of-the-world","title":"The Bookseller at the End of the World","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"She maintains a spunky and positive voice, producing a delightful and fascinating memoir.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t'A fascinating, funny and moving story.' Nicky Pellegrino, \n\u003ci\u003eNZ Woman's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Shaw can write about these peaks and troughs [of her life] without a skerrick of maudlin introspection or mawkishness. Battered and emotionally bruised, she marches on. In a word, dauntless, and it's exactly this quality that makes this memoir so readable.' Chris Moore, \n\u003ci\u003eNZ Listener\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Utterly charming and filled with equal measures of heartbreak and humour, Ruth Shaw's memoir will have you booking the first flight to New Zealand to share a cup of tea at her Wee Bookshops. Shaw has been a cook, a nurse, sailor and world traveller, and endured \n\u003cbr\u003eimmeasurable loss. But with Lance, the love of her life, Shaw has found her place bookselling in Fiordland.' \n\u003ci\u003eBooksellers' Choice Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Shaw's writing is pragmatic and restrained; her voice is so strong and assured that when grief appears you gasp at its intrusion and your heart stops a second.' Alexa Dretzke, Readings Hawthorn \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Amazing!' Jack Tame, \n\u003ci\u003eNewstalk ZB\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Compelling. Shaw tells her own story free of oversentimentality or self-pity; she's straightforward, frequently humorous, but, understandably, sometimes guarded and reluctant to overshare. Her resilience, optimism and willingness to always help others is to be admired; her remarkable story is to be read and reflected upon as it adds another vital perspective to a New Zealand life.' Dionne Christian, \n\u003ci\u003eSunday Star Times\u003c\/i\u003e - -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRuth Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e runs two wee bookshops in remote Manapouri in the far south of New Zealand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A deftly presented and informative memoir . . . an inherently fascinating read and a truly exceptional and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, college, and university library Writing\/Bookseller Biography\/Memoir collections.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eMidwest Book Review.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Her book's chapters alternate between memoir and \n\u003ci\u003eTales from the bookshop\u003c\/i\u003e-- deft sketches of customers, friends and colleagues--weaving a thread connecting her extraordinary personal story . . . I'm fascinated by its wonderful contradiction to the clichés that sometimes brand booksellers.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eShelf Awareness.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e made it onto Tolstoy Therapy's: 12 of the best books about books that capture the joy of reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny bookshops in the remote village of Manapouri in Fiordland, in the deep south of New Zealand.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An extraordinary story.\" --Shaun Bythell, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Diary of a Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ruth Shaw weaves together stories of the characters who visit her bookshops, musings about favorite books, and bittersweet stories from her full and varied life. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She's sailed through the Pacific for years, been held up by pirates, worked at Sydney's Kings Cross with drug addicts and prostitutes, campaigned on numerous environmental issues, and worked the yacht \n\u003ci\u003eBreaksea Girl \u003c\/i\u003ewith her husband, Lance. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Underlining all her wanderings and adventures are some very deep losses and long-held pain. Balancing that out is her beautiful love story with Lance, and her delightful sense of humor. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This will make you weep and make you laugh and make you want to read more books - and make you want to visit Ruth and her two wee bookshops. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \" \n\u003ci\u003eShaw's writing is pragmatic and restrained; her voice is so strong and assured that when grief appears you gasp at its intrusion and your heart stops a second.\" \u003c\/i\u003e--Alexa Dretzke, \n\u003ci\u003e Readings Hawthorn\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Amazing!\" \u003c\/i\u003e--Jack Tame, \n\u003ci\u003eNewstalk ZB\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"A fascinating, funny and moving story.\" \u003c\/i\u003e--Nicky Pellegrino, \n\u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Woman's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Shaw can write about these peaks and troughs [of her life] without a skerrick of maudlin introspection or mawkishness. Battered and emotionally bruised, she marches on. In a word, dauntless, and it's exactly this quality that makes this memoir so readable.\" \u003c\/i\u003e--Chris Moore, \n\u003ci\u003eNZ Listener\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Utterly charming and filled with equal measures of heartbreak and humour, Ruth Shaw's memoir will have you booking the first flight to New Zealand to share a cup of tea at her Wee Bookshops. Shaw has been a cook, a nurse, sailor and world traveller, and endured immeasurable loss. But with Lance, the love of her life, Shaw has found her place bookselling in Fiordland.\u003c\/i\u003e\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooksellers' Choice Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e'\"Compelling. Shaw tells her own story free of over-sentimentality or self-pity; she's straightforward, frequently humorous... Her resilience, optimism and willingness to help others is to be admired; her remarkable story is to be read and reflected upon as it adds another vital perspective to a NZ life.\" \u003c\/i\u003e--Dionne Christian, \n\u003ci\u003e Sunday Star Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/15\/2023 pg. 4 (EAN 9781988547756, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"A\u0026u New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496085422358,"sku":"9781988547756","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781988547756.jpg?v=1783052907","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bookseller-at-the-end-of-the-world","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}