Alba Donati was leading a happy, hectic life working with prominent international authors as a book publicist in Florence, but she was ready for a change. She decided to return to Lucignana, the Tuscan town where she was born, to open a small bookshop in a rose-covered cottage. Catering to fewer than two hundred year-round residents, the Bookstore on the Hill seemed unlikely to succeed, but Alba's romantic endeavor soon sparked the enthusiasm of book lovers across Italy. The enchanting shop became a refuge for an ever-growing community of readers. The locals, from Alba's centenarian mother to her childhood friends, took pride in the business, and it soon became a literary destination. Visitors now come from afar to browse, enjoy a cup of tea, and ask Alba to select the perfect book for them. Alba's lifelong love of literature shines through this unique and uplifting memoir. Formatted as diary entries with delightful lists of the books sold each day, Donati's account celebrates book lovers and booksellers, the unsung heroes of the literary world. --from cover.
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