{"product_id":"9781399605489","title":"Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop","description":"Author: Alba Donati\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399605489\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 22 Aug 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Alba Donati's \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Tuscan Bookshop \u003c\/i\u003eis not only a work of significant beauty, it's inspiring.  It's inspiring about the continuing life of books, and about the ways in which our lives can change and our dreams can come true, if only we insist on believing in changes and dreams'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Cunningham, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Romano, I want to open a bookshop where I live.'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Great. How many people are we talking about?'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'180.'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Right, so if 180,000 people live there, then...'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'No, not 180,000, Romano. 180.'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Alba... Have you lost your mind?'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eConversation between Alba Donati and Romano Montroni, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eformer CEO of Italy's largest bookselling chain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlba used to live a hectic life, working as a book publicist in Italy, and yet she always felt like a woman on the run. And  so one day she decided to stop running and go back to Lucignana, the  small village on the Tuscan hills where she was born, to open a tiny bookshop.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlba's enterprise seems doomed from day  one but it surprisingly sparks the enthusiasm of many across Italy. And after surviving a fire and multiple Covid lockdowns, the  'Bookshop on the Hill' becomes a refuge for an  ever-growing community of people: from local friends and family to the many, many readers who  come to visit from  afar or place orders online, safe in the knowledge  that Alba will be  able to find the perfect book for them.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46449868669086,"sku":"ADS-9781399605489","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399605489.jpg?v=1769572366","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399605489","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}