Reality is not What it Seems in the Bookshop

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

"I attempted briefly to consecrate myself in the public library, believing every crack in my soul could be chinked with a book." - Barbara Kingsolver

The Green Dwarf in the Bookshop

Dead Famous by Ben Elton

"The books - the generous friends who met me without suspicion - the merciful masters who never used me ill!" - Wilkie Collins