“This would be a dream for me,” wrote one social media user. “I would love to! It’s an ambition I’ve long held,” chimed another. One more commented: “I have long nursed such a wish.”I was keen to find out, so whenin north-west London to test their run a bookshop for a day experience, I saw this as my chance to test the theory.
Arriving at the bookshop I felt full of nerves and excitement, asking myself: “will this live up to the picture I’ve painted in my head?” These things – as well as fume debris from the windows and dust that settles around the doors – have to be cleaned most days, or it’d be walked into the shop with customers. It’s not all Julia Roberts in the bookshop industry, as it turns out.of dusting. So, up I went. Balancing on top of a stool to get stuck in with a feather duster – especially those at the back.Next job? To familiarise myself with the different genre sections and pick out a selection for the front window display.