Ruth Shaw runs a cluster of wee bookshops in remote Manap?uri in the far south of New Zealand. She lives with her husband, Lance. In 2022 she published her first memoir, The Bookseller at the End of the World, which has since become a critically acclaimed national and international treasure. It has been translated into Italian, Dutch, German, Turkish and Chinese and will be available in Swedish, Russian, Slovakian and Korean soon. Her second bookBookshop Dogs came out in October 2023, and instantly became a NZ bestseller. It will be coming out in the UK (Sept 2024), in the US (Nov 2024) and will be translated into Italian and Russian.
'A fascinating, funny and moving story.' Nicky Pellegrino, NZ
Woman's Weekly
'Shaw can write about these peaks and troughs [of her life] without
a skerrick of maudlin introspection or mawkishness. Battered and
emotionally bruised, she marches on. In a word, dauntless, and it's
exactly this quality that makes this memoir so readable.' Chris
Moore, NZ Listener
'Utterly charming and filled with equal measures of heartbreak and
humour, Ruth Shaw's memoir will have you booking the first flight
to New Zealand to share a cup of tea at her Wee Bookshops. Shaw has
been a cook, a nurse, sailor and world traveller, and endured
immeasurable loss. But with Lance, the love of her life, Shaw has
found her place bookselling in Fiordland.' Booksellers' Choice
Australia
'Shaw's writing is pragmatic and restrained; her voice is so strong
and assured that when grief appears you gasp at its intrusion and
your heart stops a second.' Alexa Dretzke, Readings Hawthorn
'Amazing!' Jack Tame, Newstalk ZB
'Compelling. Shaw tells her own story free of oversentimentality or
self-pity; she's straightforward, frequently humorous, but,
understandably, sometimes guarded and reluctant to overshare. Her
resilience, optimism and willingness to always help others is to be
admired; her remarkable story is to be read and reflected upon as
it adds another vital perspective to a New Zealand life.' Dionne
Christian, Sunday Star Times
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