In this true story of one of the most celebrated bookstores in New York City history, Madge Jenison provides in a breezy, witty style something much more than a proprietor's memoir. It is an incisive view of humanity though the comings and goings of seekers of knowledge.

"I liked it that the shop was so human that a woman who came to buy a book went away with an Airedale puppy, and that babies came sometimes and sometimes they cried as if the world were nothing but a hole into which you shout what you want and keep shouting."

F. Scott Fitzgerald and Robert Frost were only two of the famous who crossed the threshold of Sunwise Turn and stayed for hours. Peggy Guggenheim was an unpaid intern. Books were given away to those who would appreciate them but could not afford them.

If you love books, booksellers, and bookstores, this is a story you cannot pass by. You'll be richer for the experience, you'll laugh along the way, and you'll probably read it again.