{"product_id":"diary-of-a-tuscan-bookshop-alba-donath","title":"Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop - Alba Donath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A hundred and eighty.'\u003cbr\u003e'Right, so if a hundred and eighty thousand people live there, then . . .'\u003cbr\u003e'No, not hundred and eighty thousand, Romano. Just a hundred and eighty.'\u003cbr\u003e'Alba . . . Have you lost your mind?'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConversation between Alba Donati and Romano Montroni, founder of Italy's largest bookselling chain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlba used to live a hectic life, working as a book publicist in Florence - a life that made her happy and led her to meet prominent international authors. And yet, she always felt like she was a woman on the run.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd so one day she decides to stop running and go back to Lucignana, the small village on the Tuscan hills where she was born, to open a tiny bookshop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a total of only 180 residents, Alba's enterprise in Lucignana seems doomed from day one but it surprisingly sparks the enthusiasm of many across Tuscany - and beyond. After surviving a fire and the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, the 'Bookshop on the Hill' soon becomes a refuge and beacon for an ever-growing community of people: readers who come to visit from afar, safe in the knowledge that Alba will be able to find the perfect book for them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tale of resilience and entrepreneurship and a celebration of booksellers everywhere: the real (and often unsung) heroes of the publishing world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57152272400764,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8930\/2764\/files\/DOATB-AD-01.jpg?v=1783545197","url":"https:\/\/bookbubble.co.uk\/products\/diary-of-a-tuscan-bookshop-alba-donath","provider":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}