The Barefoot Bookshop on the Beach

The Barefoot Bookshop on the Beach

Author: Rebecca Raisin Listening Length: 9h

We need a bookseller for the Barefoot Bookshop on the Beach… apply here! When Harper sees an ad for what must surely be the most idyllic job in the world, she’s almost tempted. But she can’t possibly leave her bookshop job in London, or her burgeoning career as a successful Bookstagram influencer… That is, until a ...

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After a nail-biting chopper ride, we land and get a taxi to the address we have for Gus. We take the elevator up, the silence heavy.

I take the lead and knock on the door as the two alpha males near me suddenly seem to be enamoured with the carpet and are doing their best to look anywhere but eye level. Men!

I rap on the door and it soon swings open, revealing Gus, who looks just like I imagined he would with that grandfatherly vibe, long white hair and a beard. When he clocks Michel and Xavier, his mouth falls open. ‘Hi, Gus. I’m Harper.’

He quickly composes himself. ‘Harper Lee, in the flesh. What a surprise. Come in, come in. Anne-Marie is resting, so we’ll need to be quiet.’