Seeking a Christmas present for that bibliophilic relative who has seemingly read everything? Its right here Financial Times. An utter treat Daily Mail.
Peculiarly hilarious! - William Gibson. Every page is a pleasure - Lindsey FItzharris. Utterly charming - Tom Holland. Laugh-out-loud - Garth Nix. A must read - Fergus Butler-Gallie. Brims with self-effacing charm - Caitlin Doughty. Unfortunately I have mislaid the book in question - Neil Gaiman.
Welcome to Sotherans, one of the oldest bookshops in the world, with its weird and wonderful clientele, suspicious cupboards, unlabelled keys, poisoned books and some things that arent even books, presided over by one deeply eccentric apprentice. Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd on Sackville Street (est. 1761) to interview for their bookselling apprenticeship, a decision which has bedevilled him ever since.
Hed intended to stay for a year before launching into some less dusty, better remunerated career. Unfortunately for him, the alluring smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap proved irresistible. Soon he was balancing teetering stacks of first editions, fending off nonagenarian widows with a ten-foot pole and trying not to upset the stores resident ghost (the late Mr Sotheran had unfinished business when he was hit by that tram).
For while Sotherans might be a treasure trove of literary delights, it sings a siren song to eccentrics. There are not only colleagues whose tastes in rare items range from the inspired to the mildly dangerous, but also zealous collectors seeking knowledge, curios, or simply someone with whom to hold a four hour conversation about books bound in human skin. By turns unhinged and earnestly dog-eared, Once Upon a Tome is the rather colourful story of life in one of the worlds oldest bookshops and a love letter to the benign, unruly world of antiquarian bookselling, where to be uncommon or strange is the best possible compliment. About the Author- Oliver Darkshire is 28, and his life as a struggling bookseller and writer is exactly what his careers instructor warned him would happen if he didnt pay attention. He lives in Manchester with his husband and a house full of books he actively tried not to collect.
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