The Diary of a Bookseller

SATURDAY, 9 AUGUST

Online orders: 4

Books found: 4

Nicky was in the shop today, a glorious sunny day. I’m off for a few days’ fishing next week, so we discussed the various jobs that need to be done in my absence. I have little or no confidence that she absorbed any of the information and expect that she will do exactly as she pleases while I am away.

As Nicky was leaving, someone on a mobility scooter almost ran her down on the pavement. Initially I thought it might have been Andy, who bought hers a few weeks ago. As I was musing at the irony of her being run over by her own mobility scooter, she came back into the shop to collect her hat, which she had left in a corner somewhere. I asked her if she had seen Andy lately, as I hadn’t seen him for quite a while. She replied with the casual indifference that is the preserve of those who believe that death is the beginning rather than the end, ‘He died last week.’

Till total £336.87

25 customers