I'm a fan of literary tourism; books can take you places you'll never physically visit, and can also help you prepare for long-planned trips.
Are you ready for some armchair travel to Scotland?
Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell | This is Bythell's actual year-long diary of his days at the helm of The Bookshop, complete with daily customer count and till totals. The real focus, however, is on his customers: Bythell documents the unusual, eccentric, and often plain annoying behavior he witnesses every day in his shop. The Kindle he shot and wall-mounted is apparently the most popular part of his shop. 🙂 I also featured on the shop's Facebook page when I sent him a postcard. 🙂
The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon | This time-travel romance series now has nine books to date, totaling 9,381 pages, and 300+ hours on Audible. Time travel, the Scottish highlands, romance, drama ... it's all there. As she tells it, Gabaldon intended to write a realistic historical novel, but a modern woman kept inserting herself into the story. She decided to leave her for the time being—it's hard enough to write a novel, she'd edit her out later—but would you edit out Claire? I didn't think so.
Heads up for open door content and graphic torture scenes.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman | Set in Glasgow, this painful but ultimately feel-good debut follows Eleanor, a profoundly lonely young woman who lives a structured and orderly existence absent of even a glimmer love or friendship. But then thanks to a chance occurrence, she's drawn into the world again - decidedly against her will.
I loved, loved, loved this book! At times, it was absolutely heartbreaking, but it was the most endearing, funny and uplifting book I've read in a long time. Absolute perfection. I want to find Eleanor and hold her hand. This book was recommended to me and I'm absolutely recommending it to you.
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