Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. by Mercer, Jeremy - 2005

New York: St Martins Press, 2005 " Shakespeare & Co., in its present incarnation, is a destination for literary lovers around the world, recapturing a sense of bohemian Paris in the 1920s. Having been inspired by Sylvia Beach's original store, present owner George Whitman, invites guests who are in Paris to live and dream amid the bookshelves in return for work. It was this invitation, that crime reporter sought refuge in when he fled Canada in 1999. "As Time Was Soft There" is his memoir of living in the shadows of Notre Dame at 37 rue de la Bucherie. Founder of the literary magazine "Kilometer Zero" Mercer tells the story of the tea parties, the staff, and the cafes center around the beloved institution. " NOTE : I have fond personal memories of George and his kind hospitality to me on visits to Paris. (The English edition of the book had the more descriptive title : 'Books, Baguettes & Bedbugs ; The Left Bank World of Shakespeare & Co") Slight stain (Coffee or tea ?) on outside edge of pages - ?. 1st US Edition.. Hard Cover. New/New.