Rachel HallIn a second-hand bookshop head to the back, find the old books with dust undisturbed and worn off covers for these clothe true treasures.
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A second-hand bookshop is in many ways like an attic in our homes. If we go to the back in the house, there are all the old books that have been hidden away for years. They are books that haven't had much use. They may be looked after but they haven't been read. These are the kind of books that can be worn by time; they will breathe new life into the person who reads them again and again.
Each one is like a single jewel in an old velvet bag, wrapped around with scarves that have faded over time. When you hold it, it becomes something different to what it was before. Its colour is changed and its smell too, perhaps even its tone of voice.
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