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That's a real shame. It's a lovely shop and the service was always great whenever I was in there. Although I have to say I'm much more likely to get books from the library for my kids than buy them - they get through so many. I'd only ever go in there for the (very) occasional present. Perhaps too many others felt the same way for it to survive.
I know the owner well - mainly she is closing because she wants to focus on her consultancy business - Future Matters Consultancy and the bookshop was just taking up too much of her time. It is a lovely shop - I loved browsing in the shop and chatting to Venita the owner.

Coach Beth Wrote:

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> I know the owner well - mainly she is closing

> because she wants to focus on her consultancy

> business - Future Matters Consultancy and the

> bookshop was just taking up too much of her time.

> It is a lovely shop - I loved browsing in the shop

> and chatting to Venita the owner.


Perhaps Venita can sell it to someone who will then keep it open? Just a thought. Good luck to her consultancy business, I know she ran a lot of counselling programmes for children and families.

I'm with Gubodge - it's a nice-looking little shop, but whenever I've been there I've always been disappointed by the range. Sad to see any bookshop go, but I still think there's room for a really good independent bookshop in ED (adult and kids) that I would gladly spend my money in.
I'm with Gubodge - it's a nice-looking little shop, but whenever I've been there I've always been disappointed by the range. Sad to see any bookshop go, but I still think there's room for a really good independent bookshop in ED (adult and kids) that I would gladly spend my money in.


Yeah lovely owner, good location but not enough space to make it a great bookshop. Also, its hard to be a small shop selling kids books because so much of your stock get trashed unless you become Chener-esque nazis, and then nobody with children will visit which kind of defeats the point. A Waterstones is what we need (takes cover), seriously.

Dulwich_ Park_ Fairy Wrote:

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> I'm with Gubodge - it's a nice-looking little

> shop, but whenever I've been there I've always

> been disappointed by the range. Sad to see any

> bookshop go, but I still think there's room for a

> really good independent bookshop in ED (adult and

> kids) that I would gladly spend my money in.

>

> Yeah lovely owner, good location but not enough

> space to make it a great bookshop. Also, its hard

> to be a small shop selling kids books because so

> much of your stock get trashed unless you become

> Chener-esque nazis, and then nobody with children

> will visit which kind of defeats the point. A

> Waterstones is what we need (takes cover),

> seriously.


Waterstones? Oof, please, no.


The staff don't have any passion for anything but a paycheck and there is no sense of interest when you ask for something that might could be deemed slightly off piste.

I think you're being a bit harsh on Waterstones. I find most of the staff quite passionate about their books actually.

Shame Never Ending Story closing, it was a good stop for a present for a particularly brave child following jabs at the doctor/trip to the dentist next door etc.

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