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  • Named by The Observer as one of the

    UK's 50 most fabulous independent shops

  • "A gem of a place" (New York Times)

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    An ideal gift for any book lover

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  • A BOOK A MONTH

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  • PERSEPHONE CLASSICS

    Fourteen Bestsellers

  • 'A unique publishing house that champions female authors'

    Guardian

    • <p>Named by The Observer as one of the</p>

    <p>"A gem of a place" (New York Times)</p>

    <p>BOOK TOKEN</p>

    <p>THE PERFECT PRESENT</p>

    <p>A BOOK A MONTH</p>

    <p>PERSEPHONE CLASSICS</p>

    <p>'A unique publishing house that champions female authors'</p>

    Persephone Books, Bath Todd Harvey, 2021

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    Welcome to Persephone Books

    Persephone Books reprints neglected fiction and non-fiction, mostly by women writers and mostly dating from the mid-twentieth century. All of our 149 books are intelligent, thought-provoking and beautifully written. As well as novels we publish short stories, diaries, memoirs, poetry, gardening books and cookery books; each title has an elegant grey jacket and a patterned endpaper, along with a matching bookmark.

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    Our Shop

    8 Edgar Buildings, Bath BA1 2EE

    Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm

    Saturday 11am - 5pm

    Sunday CLOSED

    (Christmas Opening Hours 2023: we will be open our usual hours up until Dec 23, closed Dec 24-27, open Dec 28-30, closed Dec 31-Jan 1, then open again as normal from Jan 2 onwards.)

    Latest books

    Sofia Petrovna

    Sofia Petrovna

    $36.00

    Out of the Window

    Out of the Window

    $36.00

    One Afternoon

    One Afternoon

    $36.00

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