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I'm a bit of a bookworm and I have a Kindle that I use to download any books I want to read so when I discovered there was a bookshop in Greymouth I knew it could be dangerous. I haven't been in there yet but I know if I do I'm likely to come out with loads.

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local alien said…
Oh I'd live to browse in a shop full of English books. I can still remember the smell of the last one I visited in The Puke. I shopped at a couple of second hand bookstores too. Great fun
The Happy Whisk said…
Ohhhh, that looks like fun. We hit the bookstore as often as possible. LOOOVE it there. Cheers, Ivy.
Sharon said…
Bookshops are dangerous places for the purse but wonderful places for the mind.
roentare said…
Bookshops are the main elements in my lifetime. I love the smell of book papers. I like the vibe that everyone is trying to read something for free in it.
William Kendall said…
Who can resist books?
James said…
Looks like a place my wife would love to visit.
Tom said…
...this reminds me of some this of the old stores in Maui.
Jim said…
Leave your purse at home, credit cards too.
That sure is handy though. I hope they are
doing a large business.
..
Pauline said…
Ah, Amy, it's a wonderful world when a bookstore can be seen as a place of temptation! Think how much you will enjoy it when you do visit.
Susan Heather said…
I love bookshops especially secondhand ones.
Iris Flavia said…
Sounds like Graff (book store). Last time... 4 books! Despite I have a kindle. Be careful, LOL!
Bill said…
Best kind of stores around. Here the charity shops are a great place to look for books, they always have plenty of them and cheap.

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