The Diary of a Bookseller

FRIDAY, 14 MARCH

Online orders: 3

Books found: 2

No Nicky today. She is de-cluttering, apparently. One of today’s online orders was for a book about instruments measuring radioactivity, for a customer in Iran. At 11.30 a.m. the telephone rang. It was Nicky: ‘Do you want my fridge? I am getting rid of everything that runs on electricity.’ The moment she opens her mouth a gem of some sort will emerge, fully formed.

Mother appeared at 2 p.m. with four hanging baskets for the front of the shop, all planted up. She does this every year, despite my protestations that I am quite capable of doing it myself.

Till total £42

3 customers