Every book you could want Macleay Bookshop in Potts Point is one of the few intimate, literary havens remaining in Sydney. There has been a bookshop at 103 Macleay Street since the 1950's, catering for customers with tastes in quality fiction, biography and history among all the subject areas found in a general bookshop. While most stores are only stocking the latest mass market releases, Macleay Bookshop passionately retains the greats of world literature: anything from Tolstoy and Faulkner to Thomas Bernhard. This is not to say that there is nothing new under the sun, with the best of new literature being lovingly handpicked and read by our knowledgable staff. |
Book Review - The Shadow of the Wind It's the time of year for a book that can be enjoyed in a cosy spot on these dark winter evenings. The Shadow of the Wind will appeal to all reading types with its mix of thriller, love story and history. Don't worry, it's not another trashy airport novel that repulses as much as it entertains. Think evocative images of post civil war Barcelona and a mystery involving a long forgotten author and his fast disappearing books. Daniel Sempere is growing up and falling in love. His father, a bookseller, has introduced him to a strange library of lost books from which he can choose one. The one he pulls out is by an unsuccessful author who has a small but obsessive band of followers, one of whom wants all copies of his books destroyed. This is an intricate and exciting story about possession where the resulting obsessions are woven into a thrilling piece of storytelling. Hugely satisfying!! This review was originally published in July 2004. More book reviews are available. |