May in the Bookshop

Hello!

Welcome to the monthly newsletter from Hartmanns Books, the family owned bookshop at the heart of Portishead High Street. We offer a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, and children's books, as well as toys, games and puzzles.

With the worst of winter behind us, it's time to refresh your to-read pile ready for the summer.

New in the Shop:

Book Club

Our book club usually meets in the shop at 6.30pm on the last Wednesday of each month. Attendance is free and all are welcome.

Our book for May is There's No Turning Back by Alba de Cespedes.

The young women studying at the Grimaldi yearn for new kinds of life. Monitored by the nuns who run the college, eight of them form a close group, sharing confidences and hopes for the future. But each, too, has her private secrets - a child from an early love affair, frustrated artistic ambitions, burning desires and petty jealousies. With the passing months, their paths begin to diverge, as each woman struggles towards her own idea of freedom. A virtuosic group portrait, There's No Turning Back broke radical new ground in representing modern women's lives when it first appeared in 1938, facing immediate censorship by the Fascist authorities. Published in a new translation by the acclaimed Ann Goldstein, it is a powerfully moving story of women coming of age in a turbulent world.

What our Staff are Reading

Working in a bookshop means we have a huge choice of books to sample. Right now, our staff are reading:

• Hayley - The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
• Matilda - As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
• Gareth - The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke

Did You Know?

If there's a book you want that isn't in our stock, we can usually order it for you within a day or so? Ask us for details!

Tea and Coffee

While you're browsing our shelves, why not treat yourself to tasty hot drink at a very reasonable price? We have a variety of teas and a handmade Italian cappuccino machine, and we can prepare you any of the following to drink in or take away:

Freshly Ground Coffees - £2.50

• Americano
• Latte
• Flat White
• Espresso

Quality Teas - £1.20

• English Breakfast
• English Breakfast Decaf
• Earl Grey
• Chamomile
• Lemongrass and Ginger
• Triple Mint

You can sit at one of our tables with a cup and saucer, or get your drink to go in one of our recyclable paper cups.

Social Media

You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Just search for @hartmannsbooks.

Book Tokens

Book tokens make the perfect gift for any age. We offer vouchers specifically for our shop, as well as National Book Tokens that can be spent anywhere, and you can choose any amount that suits your needs, from £1 to £250. Just ask at the till for details.

And that's it for this month. We'll be in touch again in June. In the meantime, we look forward to seeing you in the shop, where you're always guaranteed a warm welcome!

Read on!

Hayley & team

Hartmanns Books
28-30 High Street
Portishead
BS20 6EN
07949 480856

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