Parnassus On Wheels
Helen McGill doesn't realize she's teetering on the verge of a midlife crisis until the professor rolls into town. He wants to sell her brother Parnassus—his traveling bookstore on (wagon) wheels. Helen falls in love with the idea of traveling through upstate New York, matching book-deprived readers with the right books, and she buys Parnassus herself. Adventures ensue. For fans of Miss Pettigrew (another terrific beach read). Essential reading for book lovers, and anyone who believes that when you sell a man a book, you sell him a whole new life.
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From Christopher Morley, the author of a personal favorite of mine, Parnassus on Wheels. The publisher says, "The Haunted Bookshop is not a novel of the supernatural. Rather, the name refers to the ghosts of the past that haunt all libraries and bookstores: 'the ghosts of all great literature.' A charming ode to the art of bookselling wrapped inside a thrilling suspense story, a must-read for bibliophiles and mystery lovers alike."
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