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Author Donati, Alba, author. https://isni.org/isni/0000000039496702

Title Diary of a Tuscan bookshop : a memoir / Alba Donati ; translated by Elena Pala.

Publication Info. Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2023.
©2022

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - New Materials  LARGE PRINT 381.45 DONATI    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Main Level  LARGE PRINT 381.45 DONATI    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  LP 381.45 DONATI    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Reading Room  LP DONATI, ALBA    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult New Nonfiction  LT 381.45 DONATI    DUE 05-17-24
Edition Center Point Large print edition.
Description 268 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Physical Medium large print rdamat
Note Originally published by Einaudi in 2022 under the title La libreria sulla collina.
This translation originally published in regular print by Scribner in 2022.
Summary Alba Donati was used to her hectic life working as a book publicist in Italy, a life that made her happy and allowed her to meet prominent international authors, but she was ready to make a change. One day she decided to return to Lucignana, the small village in the Tuscan hills where she was born. There she opened a tiny but enchanting bookshop in a lovely little cottage on a hill, surrounded by gardens filled with roses and peonies. With fewer than 200 year-round residents, Alba's shop seemed unlikely to succeed, but it soon sparked the enthusiasm of book lovers both nearby and across Italy. After surviving a fire and pandemic restrictions, the "Bookshop on the Hill" soon became a refuge and destination for an ever-growing community. The locals took pride in the bookshop, from Alba's centenarian mother to her childhood friends and the many volunteers who help in the day-to-day running of the shop. And in short time it has become a literary destination, with many devoted readers coming from afar to browse, enjoy a cup of tea, and find comfort in the knowledge that Alba will find the perfect read for them
Language Translated from the Italian.
Subject Donati, Alba.
Donati, Alba -- Diaries.
Women booksellers -- Italy -- Lucca (Province) -- Biography.
Booksellers and bookselling -- Italy -- Lucca (Province) -- Biography.
Bookstore owners -- Italy -- Lucca (Province) -- Diaries.
Booksellers and bookselling. (OCoLC)fst00836492
Bookstore owners. (OCoLC)fst02010429
Women booksellers. (OCoLC)fst01177367
Italy -- Lucca (Province) (OCoLC)fst01330715
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Diaries. (OCoLC)fst01423794
Biographies.
Diaries.
Added Author Pala, Elena, translator. https://isni.org/isni/0000000356387462.
Added Title Libreria sulla collina. English
ISBN 9781638087830 (large print ; hardcover)
1638087830 (large print ; hardcover)
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