The Door-to-Door Bookstore Carstena Henna je nježna i dirljiva priča o knjigama, ljubavi i utjesi koju nam one donose.
Knjižar Carl Christian Kollhoff dostavlja knjige posebnim kupcima u večernjim satima, šetajući slikovitim uličicama grada. Ti ljudi su mu gotovo kao prijatelji, a on je njihova najvažnija veza sa svijetom. Kada Kollhoff neočekivano izgubi posao, potrebna je moć knjiga i devetogodišnje djevojčice kako bi svi skupili hrabrosti da ponovno izgrade međusobne veze.
Ovaj roman je poput zagrljaja, nježan i topao, o odnosima među ljudima i neočekivanim prijateljstvima za koja nismo niti znali da nam trebaju.
Autor nas vodi kroz Carlove dane u knjižari i dostavljanje knjiga onima kojima to najviše treba, uz puno ljubavi i humora. Kroz cijelu knjigu osjeća se i tuga koju knjige pokušavaju zaliječiti. Doista predivna knjiga koja obrađuje teške teme poput usamljenosti, zlostavljanja, traume, ljubaznosti i suosjećanja, ali na jedan poseban način.
Ponekad prijatelje, baš kao i obitelj, ne biramo sami. Ponekad oni odaberu nas. Divna, divna knjiga sa predivnim krajem.
“No, it symbolizes a desire-or perhaps a dream. There is nothing I find more beautiful-please don’t laugh at me-there is nothing I find more beautiful than a woman reading: when she sinks deep into a book and forgets everything around her, because she is actually somewhere else entirely. The movement of her pupils, the deep breathing at a particularly dramatic scene, or her smile at a humorous passage. I would so love to have a woman living here, whom I could watch as she reads all day.” He smiled at himself. “It would be like reading a book in a language I don’t understand.”
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The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henna is a tender and moving story about books, love, and the comfort they bring us.
Bookseller Carl Christian Kollhoff delivers books to special customers in the evenings, walking through the picturesque streets of the city. These people are almost like friends to him, and he is their most important connection to the world. When Kollhoff unexpectedly loses his job, it takes the power of books and a nine-year-old girl to help everyone find the courage to rebuild their relationships.
This novel is like a hug, tender and warm, about relationships between people and unexpected friendships that we didn’t even know we needed.
The author takes us through Carl’s days in the bookstore and delivering books to those who need them most, with lots of love and humour. Throughout the book, you can also feel the sadness that books try to heal. A truly beautiful book that deals with difficult topics such as loneliness, abuse, trauma, kindness, and compassion, but in a special way.
Sometimes we don’t choose our friends, just like our family. Sometimes they choose us. A wonderful, wonderful book with a wonderful ending.
