The matchmaker of books
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
To understand the love between the seller of a book and the person who covets it, we have to look to the fictional characters of the famous JR Hartley (from the 1980s Golden Pages ad) or Helen Hanff from the classic 84 Charing Cross Road.
It goes far beyond the monetary reward of a sale. It gives the seller a sense of having connected something with someone. It gives the buyer the thrill of having carried out a hunt that had a successful conclusion.
Out at Lydican, Claregalway in an unlikely warehouse sit 500,000 books, dating back over the centuries. In here, you will not find the latest best-sellers from the top of the charts. The Ross O'Carroll Kelly or the Sally Rooneys, but instead, are tomes which cover the widest range of genres and topics.
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