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A room without books is like a body without a soul

Ah for the love of books. Don’t you just love hearing about a new publication?! Or maybe you feel quite the opposite. Are you someone who cringes at the sight of a new book recommendation, due to the fact you’ve got a pile of unread books stacking up on your kitchen table?

I think it’s all ok, to have a pile of books stacked up waiting to be read. It’s just fine to have a book buying habit. It’s not like it’s an unhealthy habit. The thing is, apart from books and stationery, I don’t buy much else. Now in my late forties, I actually don’t like shopping for clothes or shoes or handbags, I don’t bother with nice interiors for the house since having two drooling ridgebacks roaming about the place. So, I don’t really want for much. What I do want more than anything, is the ability escape to the West Wales coastline, with a pile of unread books and retreat in my favourite beach house once every few weeks. A sea view and a pile of book is what I crave, it’s the simple things that make m…