Beverley Wickenden
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Lovely independent book shop, which had friendly, helpful, welcoming staff and a lovely and very interesting range of fiction and non-fiction titles, most of which I had never come across before, and whose authors I wasn't aware of. They have some lovely gifts too, including a range of Golden Hare items, a range of themed poetry birthday cards and some very fancily wrapped bars of chocolate. They have a shelf of books that are all wrapped, with a hand written, card luggage label attached, which gives a brief synopsis of the book, but no clue to the title or author, thus an intriguing way to try out something different. My family and I spent a lovely time browsing on the afternoon of our arrival for a brief stay in Stockbridge and I enjoyed it so much, that I went back for a second visit a few days later, at which point, being close to closing time, they were getting ready for a promotional event. Very well worth a visit, it is also just round the corner from Edinburgh Mercantile: 'The New Curiosity Shop' and the picturesque Circus Lane.