点评:Unique. A Labour of love. I discovered Much ado books 29 years ago and return every year from London. My adult children have grown up enjoying this glorious emporium and at Xmas I order gift wrapped books which I leave in the box until Christmas day. They are wrapped with such care, candy canes and the odd Tea bag to enjoy.
You can easily spend an hour choosing books old and new-then go to Badgers Tea room ( with adorable garden) which is 1 minute away-a perfect combination! There are continuous improvements and projects with quirky book shacks and garden rooms plus the shop to enhance your experience, it's a joy to see what they are working on each time. I stock up on their amazing poetry cards with 10 poems on different themes-people are always delighted to recieve them and I love their collections of loose pages from old books for scrapbooking , their hand made vintage button or lace collections or Xmas stockings are truly unique . The owners and staff are such characters and passionate to share their knowledge, recommendations (or lavender shortbread ) if invited to. They are as generous and quirky as their shop and seem part of the bricks of Alfriston itself. I hope to catch a workshop or soiree with an author sometime. Basically this independent book shop is a real experience. Take your time. Enjoy it, and spend lots of money so it thrives.
翻译:独一无二,倾注心血。29年前,我发现了Much Ado书店,此后每年都从伦敦前来。我的孩子们从小就喜欢这家书店,每年圣诞节我都会订购一些包装精美的书籍,放在盒子里直到圣诞节当天。书店的包装非常用心,还贴心地附赠了拐杖糖和一些小茶包。
你可以在这里轻松消磨一个小时,挑选新旧书籍——然后去步行一分钟即可到达的Badgers茶室(它还有一个可爱的小花园)——真是完美的组合!书店不断进行改进和建设,打造出别具一格的书屋和花园书房,以及书店本身,旨在提升你的购物体验。每次来都能看到他们的新动向,令人欣喜不已。我经常购买他们精美的诗歌卡片,每张卡片上都有十首不同主题的诗歌——人们收到后总是欣喜若狂。我还很喜欢他们收集的旧书散页,可以用来做剪贴簿;他们手工制作的复古纽扣、蕾丝和圣诞袜也都是独一无二的。店主和店员们都个性十足,热情好客,乐于分享他们的知识和推荐(如果被邀请的话,还会奉上薰衣草酥饼)。他们和他们的书店一样慷慨又古灵精怪,仿佛是阿尔弗里斯顿小镇不可分割的一部分。我希望有机会能参加他们的工作坊或作家见面会。总之,这家独立书店本身就是一种独特的体验。慢慢逛,尽情享受,也别忘了多花点钱,让它生意兴隆。