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Description edit
A missing manuscript A young woman's voyage of discovery And the curious bookshop where it all begins... In this charming novel about the eccentricities and passions of booksellers and collectors, a captivating young Australian woman takes a job at a vast, chaotic emporium of used and rare... read more
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Characters/People edit
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- Rosemary Savage
- Robert Mitchell
- Lillian
- Walter Geist
- George Pike
- Samuel Metcalf
- Agatha
- Jack
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Arthur
- Bruno
- Herman Melville
- Redburn
- Sergio
- Mario
- Rowena
- Julian Peabody
- Miss Kircher
- Mr. Gosford
- Russell
- Robinson
- Emilio
- Borges
- Mercer
- Martha Washington
- Pierre
- Esther Chapman
- Merle
- Powell
- Beckett
First Sentence edit
I was born before this story starts, before I dreamed of such a place as the Arcade, before I imagined men like Walter Geist existed outside of fables, outside of fairy tales.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sheridan Hay (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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