Still enough room on the shelves

On February 14th and 15th Dear Hubby and I were in York. Just a short break, but long enough to buy new books and spent too much money.

And yes, I bought several new books. I even didn’t buy some of the books I wanted, because I felt they were too expansive. It happened to me several times now, that I bought new books (for good money) and when I returned to England on our next visit, they were cheaper. So this time, I will just wait. 

Alright, these are the books I bought:

•          John Connolly, The book of lost things (£ 7,99)
•          Philippa Gregory, The constant princess (£ 2,50)
•          Michael Jecks, The bishop must die (£ 2,50)
•          John Prevas, Hannibal crosses the alps. The invasion of Italy and the Punic Wars   (£ 5,99)
•          C.J. Sansom, Dominion (£ 14,99 – hb)

The C.J. Sansom book is actually a fun story: I was in Waterstone’s, just browsing one more time, when I spotted this book. As C.J. Sansom – and especially his Shardlade-series – is one of my favourite authors, I really wanted to buy this book. It was also hardback, and I prefer hardback over paperback. There was one issue though: the cover of the book was damaged and it still costs £ 18,99. Too much for a damaged book. But in York the W.H. Smith is right around the corner from the Waterstone’s. We walked over there. I could not find the book, so I asked. The very kind ladies behind the counter also had some difficulties locating the book. One of them even looked in the storage for me. In the end we noticed that Sansom’s books were on three different places: the Shardlake-series under ‘historic’, the Barcelona novel under crime and ‘Dominion’ on another shelf due to the fact that it was new and hardback. And you know what the funny thing was: not only was it in pristine condition, it was also £ 4,00 cheaper than at Waterstone’s. Double happy. What more could a girl ask for.