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The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn

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The Door-to-Door Bookstore

A Novel

by Carsten Henn

Narrator Raphael Corkhill

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Length 6 hours 3 minutes

Language English

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“I was completely charmed by German author Carsten Henn’s The Door-to-Door Bookstore, translated into English by Melody Shaw. This sweet, heartwarming story of friendship, connection, and the importance books and stories play in our lives is a quick, feel-good read that will give you the warm fuzzies. The friendship that develops between elderly bookseller Carl Kollhoff and 9-year old Sascha reminded me of the books of Swedish writer Frederik Backman. In a world where kindness sometimes seems to be in short supply, this book gave me hope. ”
— Genevieve • A Great Good Place for Books

Summary
About the author

The charming international bestseller about an unlikely friendship between an elderly door-to-door bookseller and a nine-year-old girl that 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.

Fiction Humor Fiction - Literary

Carsten Henn has worked as a radio presenter, wine and restaurant critic, and has published a number of successful novels. He lives in Germany.