“We have a very small space in which we try to fit exactly what you didn’t know you were looking for,” says manager Alice Harandon. A stone’s throw from the harbour, the store has a loyal customer base among locals and returning holidaymakers, with a children’s section bolstered by its own publishing arm, Mabecron Books.
Top five sellers
• The Little Sea Dragon’s Wild Adventure Helen Dunmore, illustrated by Michael Foreman
• To the Lighthouse Virginia Woolf
• The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock Imogen Hermes Gowar
• The Swordfish and the Star Gavin Knight
• Salt Creek Lucy Treloar
Five recommendations
• The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock Imogen Hermes Gowar
“A bewitching tale of merchants, mermaids and courtesans set in the 18th century.”
• The Queen of the Night Alexander Chee
“Nineteenth-century Paris is the backdrop as a feted falcon soprano recounts her journey to the stage.”
• The Bear and the Nightingale Katherine Arden
“A tale of Russian winters… enchanting and atmospheric – one of my favourites!”
• Ingo Helen Dunmore
“A tale set in a familiar Cornwall but which goes beneath the waves to the magical world of Ingo.”
• Rebecca Daphne du Maurier
“The original Cornish gothic novel.”
