Team B
We thought it would be
nice for you to know who
you'll be speaking to when you call/email us, or when you drop by the shop. So here's us
- two ex-lawyers, an ex-accountant, a fully energised ex-publishing girl,
a dog and a monkey who have all set out to create
the perfect place for you to buy books - and a bit about our own reading habits:
Nic Bottomley
I love
savouring books really really slowly. For example it took me three months
to get through Vanity Fair...although I was setting up a bookshop at the
time...but even so. I really should stick to short books. I love classic
travel writing, early 20th Century classic fiction and anything set in small,
slightly scary, towns in America. In the dark ages, when I was a lawyer, I
used to alleviate the pain by having a cheeky read at lunchtime or in a
pub on the way home. But it still took me weeks to finish each book.
Juliette Bottomley
I
love reading when walking Vlashka - although I do tend to veer off in odd
directions. I read fiction mostly - books with strong characters and
generally those without a perfect, happy ending - the more
desperate, ambiguous or unresolved the better! In fact my pet hate is when
they completely change the ending of a book in films to make them happy -
a total cop-out. The most gripping ending to a book I've ever read must be
in "Thérèse Raquin" by Emile Zola. It's unbearably agonising.
Harvey Packham
I love
reading in the bath, or on trains or buses in exotic countries. Or by a
fire. Or on top of a mountain. Or on a bridge. Or when it's raining
outside. Or in the middle of a crowd or an uproar. Or in a theatre during
the interval. Really just anywhere that's not wet, cold, or uncomfortable.
Caroline
My love for books was
never really an option – my parents always encouraged me to read anything
and everything, any time and any place… And my reading habits have
continued in the same vein although they are now more self-motivated. I
try not to go anywhere without a book since experience has taught me that
every time I am bookless I find myself with some reading time. I love
discovering new authors and try to keep a healthy mix of styles so any
customer recommendations would be gratefully received!
Vlashka
I am the shop mongrel. I love kids.
I hate the book monkey. I can't read. Sorry if I greet you over-enthusiastically sometimes.
I am learning to be a calm, quiet, shop dog but sometimes it's hard. I
have my Very Own Vanity Page which includes a photo of me with the Llewelyn-Bowens!
Click here
to view.
The Book Monkey
I am the
Book Monkey, aka shelf-stack monkey, cardboard monkey, newsletter monkey,
envelope monkey etc. I like
reading on planes, in hotel lobbies, in taxis etc, whenever I am sent off
to find books for the Country of the Month feature. Back at home I read
during my weekly hour off. Luckily I read quickly. I prefer main
characters who are strong and hairy.
I don't
do cameras, so no image, sorry.