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My boyfriend and I have started a new tradition, one that we wish to keep going for as long as life allows us to. We have visions of us in our nineties, disorientated and unfiltered, still jumping on the Northern Line to Charing Cross and turning the corner to arrive at our much loved bookshop, Foyles.
As the days begin to get a little chillier, the sun goes to bed a little earlier and Sunday’s feel a little cosier this new tradition is a perfect marriage to the change of season. We get up in our own time, laze about and then get ready and make our way to the store. What book will I get today? Taking our time on each floor and having a number of conversations or debates over book titles that stir up some sort of emotion is just a part of the experience. Sometimes I will do some research into a book that I would like to get, other times I just freestyle and go with one that consumes me right there and then.
Image courtesy of Foyles
Recently I bought a book by the wonderfully talented Japanese Writer, Haruki Murakami, after reading another book of his titled After Dark and finishing it in a day, it only seemed right to get lost in another. This time I bought Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage and got transfixed once again. This was a great read that delves into the ambiguous interpretations of the past, present and future. I don’t want to give too much away because I hope (if you haven’t already) that one day you will enjoy it too, but let’s just say it’s a book that will keep you on your toes and keep you guessing at every corner.
Once we have chosen the ‘Book of the Week’ we make our way up to the very top floor and grab a coffee and a cake. Last week I went for a hazelnut latte and we both got a mouth watering chocolate flapjack that lasted for about 0.5 seconds. Books in one hand and the heat form the coffee warming the other, we just sat and spoke amongst other book lovers, laptop scrollers, searchers and readers.
If you want a nice afternoon out to get hopelessly lost in other peoples stories and imaginations, then I would definitely give this a go. Close by are plenty of independent book stores and coffee shops to choose from, why not visit them all?
Happy reading!
