Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop

'Alba Donati's Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop is not only a work of significant beauty, it's inspiring. It's inspiring about the continuing life of books, and about the ways in which our lives can change and our dreams can come true, if only we insist on believing in changes and dreams'

Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours

 

'Romano, I want to open a bookshop where I live.'

 

'Great. How many people are we talking about?'

 

'180.'

'Right, so if 180,000 people live there, then...'

 

'No, not 180,000, Romano. 180.'

 

'Alba... Have you lost your mind?'