Ruth Shaw – författare

Following the international bestselling success of The Bookseller at the End of the World, Ruth Shaw continues her remarkable story in this charming sequel. Having found love with Lance, Ruth shares their sailing adventures, world travels, conservation efforts, and the joy of running their beloved bookshops together. Written in Ruth's characteristic style, this absorbing memoir weaves together extraordinary people, laugh-out-loud funny situations, and tales from the bookshops, all interwoven with expert book recommendations. Despite life's challenges, Ruth's story traverses the highs and lows of a life lived to the full, creating another deeply satisfying and heartwarming read.

Ruth Shaw weaves together stories of the characters who visit her bookshops, musings about favourite books, and bittersweet stories from her full and varied life.She's sailed through the Pacific for years, been held up by pirates, worked at Sydney's Kings Cross with drug addicts and prostitutes, campaigned on numerous environmental issues, and worked the yacht Breaksea Girl with her husband, Lance.Underlining all her wanderings and adventures are some very deep losses and long-held pain. Balancing that out is her beautiful love story with Lance, and her delightful sense of humour.This will make you weep and make you laugh and make you want to read more books - and make you want to visit Ruth and her two wee bookshops.