{"product_id":"the-bookseller-at-the-end-of-the-world","title":"The Bookseller at the End of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuth Shaw weaves together stories of the characters who visit her bookshops, musings about favourite books, and bittersweet stories from her full and varied life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe'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 Breaksea Girl with her husband, Lance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderlining 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 humour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note this copy has a large sticker on the inside page, light water damage on the pages and some scuffs and wear on the edges of the covers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: \u003cspan tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Text Text__body3\"\u003e9781988547756 \u003cspan class=\"Text Text__subdued\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: \u003cspan tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Text Text__body3\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Text Text__body3\"\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"C - Well Read","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46490392428700,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/thebookseller_2_1eb109c5-0adb-45e7-bdad-e60e536b5d19.jpg?v=1785827026","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/the-bookseller-at-the-end-of-the-world","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}