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(More customer reviews)Tea in the Library is, as the blurb says, about how one woman fulfilled the dream of many a book-lover by opening a bookshop café in the heart of Sydney. It is not, however, a `how-to' business book! It does give some ideas about how to cope when the going gets tough; how to deal with the everyday crises that seem to be a part of the project; and how to stop and enjoy the frequent excellent outcomes; how to delight in the highs as well as endure the lows.
It is obviously a book for book-lovers. There are fascinating descriptions of many bookshops, in Sydney and abroad, which were visited as part of the `research', and the literary references add to the `bookish' tone. Fans of memoirs will be interested in the narrative of the author's early love of books. Readers who enjoy eccentric real-life characters will find plenty to amuse them. Those who like travel books will find excursions to the Himalayas and Antarctica - places where we find there are also highs and lows to be experienced.
Finally, it is a personal book. We find out what lawyers really think of lawyer jokes, and about the anguish of dealing with unforseen, sometimes catastrophic situations. The writing style is very personal and readable; perhaps a little repetitive in places, but this in the end only adds to the character of the book.
Highly recommended.
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Fulfilling the dream of many a book-lover, Annette Freeman bravely stepped outside her mid-life comfort zone and opened a bookshop cafe in the heart of Sydney. Tea In The Library became a beloved haven of readers and a cosy forum for writers. Plus a great place for coffee - and nineteen varieties of tea. But behind the scenes were anxieties large and small, frustrations, challenges, and - now and again - glorious moments of success. Welcome to retail!'How hard can it be to run a successful small business?' Annette asked herself. 'People do it every day. It can't be rocket science.'We find the answer to that question, and it is sobering news for those wannabe bookshop or cafe owners out there. The triumphs and disasters, the eccentric characters and the myriad challenges of retail are spiced with wry observation and a good sprinkling of literary references. In the end, everyone will have a view on what could have been done differently to save a small bookshop cafe that briefly lit up the Sydney literary scene.
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