
I remember him because he asked me if he could come in with food. He was carrying brown paper bags and coffee. His teenage daughter was already inside. She’d been looking at science fiction for the last half hour. When she heard him, she appeared in the doorway and nodded. He came in.
I said all food is ok. I was eating a doughnut. He stood behind her nodding and listening and drinking his coffee, and he bought every book she wanted, which was three. She said, as they left, ‘I love bookshops,’ and he nodded and held the door, still eating his pastie. Then they went out into the rain.
Illustration by Johanna Wright
It sounds like the father and daughter have a wonderful relationship.:-)
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That’s what I thought. They were so quiet. It was nice.
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I love it when parents so obviously support reading for their kids!
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Me too 🙂
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Who is the artist on this post pls?
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Hi Peta, sorry I missed adding this to the blog. The artist is Johanna Wright.
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