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A perfect description of every used book store I’ve ever been in! I bet you’ll defy category and find your own Rosalynn-shaped space.

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Thanks, Chris!

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I can literally smell the unique addicting smell of this bookshop. How lovely!

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Thanks! I’ve often thought if I could bottle the scent and make it into a candle, we’d sell them by the dozen :)

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Truth!

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I love this! I feel like it reads like the opening of a story. We have a bookshop close by that I was picturing as soon as I started reading! It's tiny and crammed to the rooftop with shelves of books, boxes and piles overflowing on the floor, and even outside on the pavement. What always amazes me is when you ask for a title or author and the owner knows exactly where to look...

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Yes! The owner of my store can do that! It took me a week just to master how the store is organized. Like where things *should* be, not exactly where they are lol. Every now and then we’re asked for something I actually know we have, and that’s a great feeling :)

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