{"title":"Ruth Shaw","description":"\u003cp\u003eRuth Shaw’s books offer a heartwarming glimpse into the world of bookselling and community through both memoir and children’s tales. With a gentle, affectionate tone, her stories explore the charm of small bookshops and the characters who bring them to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect narratives filled with warmth and whimsy, often celebrating little adventures and the magic of storytelling. Her work beautifully captures the joy found in books and the connections they inspire across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-bookseller-at-the-end-of-the-world","title":"The Bookseller at the End of the World","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn extraordinary story.\u003c\/em\u003e Shaun Bythell, \u003cem\u003eThe Diary of a Bookseller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRuth Shaw weaves together stories of the characters who visit her bookshops, musings about favourite books, and bittersweet stories from her full and varied life. She's sailed through the Pacific for years, been held up by pirates, worked at Sydney's Kings Cross with drug addicts and prostitutes, campaigned on numerous environmental issues, and worked the yacht \u003cem\u003eBreaksea Girl\u003c\/em\u003e with her husband, Lance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnderlining all her wanderings and adventures are some very deep losses and long-held pain. Balancing that out is her beautiful love story with Lance, and her delightful sense of humour. This will make you weep and make you laugh and make you want to read more books - and make you want to visit Ruth and her two wee bookshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShaw's writing is pragmatic and restrained; her voice is so strong and assured that when grief appears you gasp at its intrusion and your heart stops a second.\u003c\/em\u003e Alexa Dretzke, Readings Hawthorn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmazing!\u003c\/em\u003e Jack Tame, Newstalk ZB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fascinating, funny and moving story.\u003c\/em\u003e Nicky Pellegrino, New Zealand Woman's Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShaw can write about these peaks and troughs [of her life] without a skerrick of maudlin introspection or mawkishness. Battered and emotionally bruised, she marches on. In a word, dauntless, and it's exactly this quality that makes this memoir so readable.\u003c\/em\u003e Chris Moore, NZ Listener\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUtterly charming and filled with equal measures of heartbreak and humour, Ruth Shaw's memoir will have you booking the first flight to New Zealand to share a cup of tea at her Wee Bookshops. Shaw has been a cook, a nurse, sailor and world traveller, and endured immeasurable loss. But with Lance, the love of her life, Shaw has found her place bookselling in Fiordland.\u003c\/em\u003e Booksellers' Choice Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompelling. Shaw tells her own story free of over-sentimentality or self-pity; she's straightforward, frequently humorous... Her resilience, optimism and willingness to help others is to be admired; her remarkable story is to be read and reflected upon as it adds another vital perspective to a NZ life.\u003c\/em\u003e Dionne Christian, Sunday Star Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45595926888684,"sku":"9781988547756","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781988547756.jpg?v=1739155597"},{"product_id":"bookshop-dogs","title":"Bookshop Dogs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDogs of all shapes and sizes visit Ruth Shaw's three wee bookshops in Manapōuri in the far south of Aotearoa New Zealand. Local dogs, holiday house dogs, travelling dogs: many have great stories, be they funny, sad, strange, bemusing, quirky or sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWoven throughout are tales of the very special Hunza, the dog who worked with troubled teens alongside Ruth when she was a youth worker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a window into the wonderful world of Ruth and her generous love of people, books and dogs. It's a must-read for dog fans, book fans and anyone who loved her first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller at the End of the World.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45705687204076,"sku":"9781991006264","price":31.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781991006264_260f904e-3536-471d-b335-f58afea2b036.jpg?v=1739155668"},{"product_id":"three-wee-bookshops-at-the-end-of-the-world-by-ruth-shaw-9781991006554","title":"Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bookseller at the End of the World\u003c\/em\u003e described the first part of Ruth Shaw's tumultuous life, touching readers in powerful ways. It became an international bestseller, translated into eleven languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Wee Bookshops at the End of the World\u003c\/em\u003e picks up Ruth's story with more charming, heartbreaking, brave and funny tales. Having found the love of her life, Lance, she tells of their sailing adventures together, world travels, conservation efforts, and their wee bookshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLife has never been easy for Ruth but, despite that, her book is chock full of extraordinary people and situations, many of them laugh-out-loud funny. Tales from the bookshops are interwoven with Ruth's story, along with expert book recommendations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in Ruth's characteristic style, this absorbing memoir traverses the highs and lows of a life lived to the full, creating another deeply satisfying read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for The Bookseller at the End of the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Compelling. Shaw tells her own story free of over-sentimentality or self-pity; she's straightforward, frequently humorous... Her resilience, optimism and willingness to help others is to be admired; her remarkable story is to be read and reflected upon as it adds another vital perspective to a NZ life.' 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