Hall's Bookshop
This week, The Book Show takes a trip to the heart of Middle England for a Tunbridge Wellsian take on what we ought to be reading...
Hall’s Bookshop is an antiquarian and second-hand bookseller which has operated in Tunbridge Wells since 1898.
Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson
In the rural hamlet of Lark Rise and the market town of Candleford, life is marked by the pattern of the seasons and the customs of the countryside. Seen through the eyes of a young girl, Laura - based on Flora Thompson herself - Lark Rise to Candleford portrays May Day celebrations and forgotten children's games, harvest times and traditional songs, farmworkers and craftsmen, friends and relations, rivalries and lasting friendships. Full of gaiety and freshness of observation, this semi-autobiographical account is an endearing portrayal of a vanished way of life and a lost corner of England. The novel is also now is now a major BBC television series.
