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Strahov looks magnificent, Alex. A wonderful place to read, contemplate and soak up the atmosphere of peace and splendour.

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The marvellous BOOKENDS bookshop in the High Street Arcade in Cardigan is for sale in a most unique way! Lovely Paul Morris and his wife Leila have decided to raffle it off - spend £20.00 or more in books in one transaction and your details will be placed in Paul's top hat for the draw at the end of August - to win the shop - including the books, fixtures & fittings and the very comfy Chesterfield sofa I've appreciated on rainy days, in a heatwave and amongst the Christmas decs!
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Have you been tempted at all, Floragord? :D :wink:

Thanks for resurrecting this thread, by the way — I'd clean forgotten I'd made a resolution to visit Baggins Book Bazaar in Rochester some time! Maybe on one of my upcoming days off...
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floragord wrote:The marvellous BOOKENDS bookshop in the High Street Arcade in Cardigan is for sale in a most unique way! Lovely Paul Morris and his wife Leila have decided to raffle it off - spend £20.00 or more in books in one transaction and your details will be placed in Paul's top hat for the draw at the end of August - to win the shop - including the books, fixtures & fittings and the very comfy Chesterfield sofa I've appreciated on rainy days, in a heatwave and amongst the Christmas decs!
Sounds very interesting actually. Does it count if you buy online from them I wonder? I'd love a bookshop but haven't the money to actually buy and start one.
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Courtenay wrote:Have you been tempted at all, Floragord? :D :wink:
Sadly no, Courtenay, delightful though it sounds I've done too many 6 day weeks over the years, now I'm strictly a happy full and overtime enjoyer/appreciator :wink: . I don't know if online sales count for the raffle, Lucky Star, might be worth ringing Paul and getting a Y/N so you know how to proceed? It really is a heavenly little bookshop if you are interested!
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Well, whatever happens, I hope it goes to a worthy owner! :D
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Hope they keep the Chesterfield and the coffee jug on go :wink:
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Floragord, I see that the bookshop has been won by a Dutchman.

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He’s going to run it with his friend from Iceland whom he has never met???

Oh well hopefully they will make a go of it. We don’t need any more independent bookshop closures.
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This story has just come up on the BBC news website about the Bookends shop. Some Famous Five books in one of the pictures, as well. :D

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45941874" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

edit: It has just been on BBC Evening News on BBC1.
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Boatbuilder wrote:Some Famous Five books in one of the pictures, as well. :D
Well, one of them is one of the infamous "Famous Five for grown-ups" parodies, Five Go Gluten Free, so I don't know that that counts... not sure how familiar you are with them, John, but a number of us here have tried reading them and found they're incredibly boring and badly written and not even slightly funny. :roll:
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I had got that impression from what I had read, Courtenay. AS they were not written by EB why should her name be so prominent on the cover and NOT the actual author's? (I looked at the book on Amazon) Surely that is a form of misrepresentation. :?
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It's a sore point but apparently Enid's signature can be used by the publishers... as they own it. I agree with you that is a misrepresentation and surely just a ploy to make money out of the famous name. Sadly I guess it is not illegal.
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Boatbuilder wrote: I had got that impression from what I had read, Courtenay. AS they were not written by EB why should her name be so prominent on the cover and NOT the actual author's? (I looked at the book on Amazon) Surely that is a form of misrepresentation. :?
We've got a whole thread about them — and that issue in particular — here, if you're interested... :wink: https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/for ... 8&p=267750" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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When I have a whole day to spare I'll have a read, Courtenay. 719 posts (to date). :shock: :wink:
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