{"product_id":"the-bookseller-at-the-end-of-the-world","title":"The Bookseller at the End of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny bookshops (and planning more) in the remote village of Manapōuri in Fiordland, in the deep south of New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRuth's story will make you weep and make you laugh and make you want to visit her bookshops!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN  9781988547756\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher -- Allen \u0026amp; Unwin New Zealand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat -- Hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anec•dote","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55007631343919,"sku":"NB0144","price":41.25,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/0579\/6143\/files\/bookseller.webp?v=1773189294","url":"https:\/\/anec-dote.co.nz\/products\/the-bookseller-at-the-end-of-the-world","provider":"Anec•dote","version":"1.0","type":"link"}