The charming international bestseller about an unlikely friendship between an elderly door-to-door bookseller and a nine-year-old girl which changes his life.
Small-town German bookseller Carl Kollhoff delivers his books to special customers in the evening hours after closing time, walking through the picturesque alleys 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 make them all find the courage to rebuild their bonds with each other.
A bestselling phenomenon internationally, Carsten Henn's The Door-to-Door Bookstore is a feel-good novel about books and friendship.
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“The most warm-hearted and touching novel we could wish for as readers for this special year. It is a book that somehow hugs you when you read it. It really pulls you into its arms.”
— Deutschlandfunk
“Henn’s novel is a declaration of love for the written word, a cheerful, fast-reading feel-good book for in between.”
— Westfalen-Blatt“The feel-good novel for all book lovers.”
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Carsten Henn has worked as a radio presenter, wine and restaurant critic, and author of a number of published novels. He lives in Germany.
Raphael Corkhill grew up in central London and attended the renowned Eton College before moving to the United States to attend Princeton University, after which he completed his MFA acting degree at the University of Southern California. Raphael’s recent credits include the Los Angeles Theatre Center’s production of Short Eyes, A Happy End at the Museum of Tolerance, and Luke Eberl’s latest film, The Movie. Raphael’s voice-over work includes the Weinstein Company’s upcoming feature Lawless and the award-winning short film Wrecks and Violins.