Octavias Bookshop

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3 weeks ago

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Argh - I have been so pants and not been able to get into town and I need some vouchers 😬. 😭😭

Hello to all my loyal customers,
Unfortunately due to the government’s announcement, we will be closing from Thursday until non-essential shops are allowed to open again, hopefully at the beginning of December. We cannot operate the home delivery service, as due to the furlough scheme continuing, I can’t guarantee how long my book distributor will stay open for. This is a difficult time for everyone; please stay safe and come back to us for Christmas shopping and cheer when we are allowed to open again. Stay safe and strong. Keep calm and carry on reading.
Best wishes,
Octavia X ... See MoreSee Less

3 weeks ago

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Given that supermarkets wiil still be able to sell books, as can W H Smith, it makes no sense to shut wonderful bookshops such as yours. Boo to Boris, but we will be sure to meet again on the other side.

I’ll be visiting before you close. would much rather buy from you

Such a shame as I think book shops are essential in times like these x x

Thinking of you hard times but will come to buy for Christmas 🎄

See you on the other side with a long wish list of books. Xxx

Now is the time to buy those book tokens from Octavia as stocking fillers. I shall be buying mine on Tuesday for sure - hopefully getting a marshmallow too!

Oh Dear, I wish you every luck in the world! Which moron says book stores are not essential? Be brave and stay safe!

We’ll definitely be back for Christmas shopping for yet more Tintin and pony books!! Hang in there and look after yourself xx

Sad times, we will be back for Xmas shopping. Stay safe

Books are always essential my end

All love to you Octavia xxxx see you soon xx

That's why we visited today

Thinking of u and we will be back 👌👍 xxx

Would have thought bookshops could be classed as essential!

Are you going to link with bookshop.org ?

Good luck Octavia x

Good luck Octavia 🤞🏻

So sad for you 😢

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4 weeks ago

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My poem for Halloween The Spectre As you step inside the building,there's a chillness in the air The dark passages of time,makes you feel the stand up hair As you walk among the shadows, like the corners of your mind As you walk along a dusty alley, not knowing what you'll find The candle throws strange pictures, upon the dark bare wall And you walk along just creeping, taking care so as not to fall There are noises all about you, creaks and groans they fill the space With each step as you go upwards, as you climb the old staircase Then a ghostly spectre is before you, as your eyes stare up in fear And your heart beats oh so fast, there's a booming in your ear You cannot look away, you are rooted to the spot The blood flows pulsing through your veins, as you sweat and feel so hot The ghostly apparition turns its head to look at you And the empty ghoulish eyes fill you with horror through and through The mouth is gaping open, you can see right in it's soul The horror that awaits you, if you follow its its goal The skeletal finger points,and beckons you to its grisly side You feel the pull to go but you want to run and hide Suddenly a bell tolls and the spell on you breaks free And the ghostly scene disappears, so you can no more see It's evil presence has gone all is calm once more And sunlight shines through the opening of the door You leave this haunted dwelling, vowing never to return And the stories of this place, you are now able to confirm As you leave this cursed building, your compelled to look and stare There's a figure in the window, daring you to go back there A memory you take with you, a story you can tell Of a ghostly apparition who almost had you in its spell Now once more the house stands empty, it's secrets kept deep within Until another unsuspecting victim chances to open the scraping door, and step right in Copyright Rosalyn English 28.9.14 Sent from my iPhone

Calling all book enthusiasts!
We are hosting a book review writing competition for children and young adults. The best 6 reviews will be posted on our website, first prize is £10 worth of gift vouchers, all runners up will receive £5 gift vouchers! All entries must be in by the 14th of November. Please email them to info@octaviasbookshop.co.uk ... See MoreSee Less

1 month ago

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Can they review any book they like?

This is an amazing moomin

Nikki Pink lottie be interested??? Or daisy maybe??

Ozone Youth Partnership - Cirencester

Hi, are we still able to send in our book reviews my 10 year old has written one x

Love this idea!

After nearly ten years of trading we made it on to tv and a nice shot of beautiful Black Jack Street too. We have some signed copies of brilliant Ben Miller’s book but they’re flying off the shelf ! ... See MoreSee Less

2 months ago

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Is there a new book? I missed it x

please could you reserve me a signed copy one until tomorrow xx

Love your bookshop, saw it on TV

Hurrah. We’ll be there soon to spend our boy Evan’s birthday book tokens...

Well done you...the best bookshop ever...xxx

We saw the news and were very excited for you xx

Go girl. Well deserved. Very proud of you!! Xx

2 months ago

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I will be in wk end to pic up a copy 👌♥️

I was just on BBC Radio Gloucestershire and here’s a hint to why you should definitely watch BBC Points West at 6.30pm today !!! 💫🤩📚

Update from BBC ...should now be on @bbcpointswest next Monday! Don’t want to disappoint later ... See MoreSee Less

2 months ago

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Update from BBC ...should now be on @bbcpointswest next Monday! Don’t want to disappoint later

Great shot of the shop and good plug for the interview on local breakfast tv just now.

Ah great! I saw Alex had been over to interview him but didn’t know it was outside. Good news; good profile!

Awesome! I've seen him around Cirencester a few times and lovely that he gets involved with your lovely shop☺️

Good on you

Wow congratulations

Hannah Walker 😆😘

2 months ago

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Octavia Emanuel. Where is Savvy Nails situated?

Octavia's Bookshop Octavia's Bookshop updated their profile picture.

2 months ago

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Autumnal loveliness 🧡🍂🍁 ... See MoreSee Less

2 months ago

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My 6yo loves Tree, great book!

Pretty window.. can i ask do you sell your Hippo's

Ooh, so pretty 😊

Pumpkin soup 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

Kerry Maskell

The most elegant, tactile, gold trimmed gift editions of the classics I have ever come across. I want them all 🌟 ... See MoreSee Less

2 months ago

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They are beautiful!!!!

Beautiful

Beautiful!

That is such a clever twist on book cover designs for the classics. It is very eye catching and the covers bring them back to the forefront of the great classics that they are. Brilliant! ❤️

These are just amazing! I want them all too! 💕

Stunning ❤️ I know what I'll be buying next time!

Adam Clark 😉

Some of the best of the new releases 📚🌟 ... See MoreSee Less

2 months ago

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I may just need the ken follett book!

I’m loving Hamnet!

Octavia's bookshop is a lovely bookshop in Cirencester 🙂

So helpful for those starting uni this year ... See MoreSee Less

3 months ago

University Start Guide in the Time of Covid 19 | Sienna Emanuel | Skillshare

This class is all about how to be more certain at university in a time of uncertainty. It will look at combatting loneliness in a step-by-step guide, how to mai...

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The best of the best of new books for all ages fact and fiction ! ... See MoreSee Less

3 months ago

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Here are some of our favourite books at the moment.
I am reading The Giver of Stars. It’s a wonderful read and reminds us of the joy and escapism a book can bring. The main characters are feisty horseback librarians, who forge strong friendships as they reach out to remote rural American mining families, with the books and comfort they deliver. It is romantic, evocative and thoroughly entertaining. ... See MoreSee Less

3 months ago

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I just finished The Giver of Stars. It was excellent.

Just read this for our latest book club and also loved it! 👍🏻👍🏻

Check out our latest Top Ten bestselling books for all ages!
https://www.octaviasbookshop.co.uk/top-ten/ ... See MoreSee Less

3 months ago

TOP TEN - Octavias Bookshop

These are selling out fast – have you got your copy yet? Top 5 Children’s Books Top 5 Grown-Up’s Books

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All our beautiful bookshop tote bags are back in stock for £5.99 each. Handmade and such good quality. You can even carry a puppy in them🐶📚 ... See MoreSee Less

3 months ago

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4 months ago

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Emma will be pleased!!

Lovely looking book 😍

Sally Bult

The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff is glorious. Petite but perfect, a novella that satisfies all things Summer. I practically devoured it in one sitting, on a picnic blanket, which is what it warranted. My only regret is that now it’s over. Rosoff’s writing is poignant and lyrical, like watching a theatrical performance unfold in front of you. The Great Godden also feels a little like Gatsby but set on the British coast, which just adds to its appeal. The actual books design is also very cool and certainly one for keeps. ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

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We are very happy to now have in stock ‘Memoirs of a 90s Schoolboy’ by beloved local star of This Country and adored friend to many Michael Sleggs! ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

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Check out some great reviews from my lovely bookshop team of their favourite lockdown reads 💕📚😊 https://octaviasbookshop.co.uk/category/… ... See MoreSee Less

5 months ago

Reviews from the team Archives - Octavias Bookshop

The Lark By E. Nesbit Paperback £8.99 (reviewed by Octavia) Best known for her beloved children’s classics: Five Children and It and of course The Railway Children; The Lark is one of her several n...

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“This evening has been born from one of those murmuring sundowns, our bodies molten as the sea and the sky turned to honey. We’ve been dipping and diving and drying off in the sun all afternoon. The night-scented jasmine is soporific as a lullaby.” - this book is perfection and summer all at once... I am back on a Greek island with white stone and sleepy blue shutters and hot pink geraniums and bougainvillea 💕 ... See MoreSee Less

5 months ago

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Do you stock it in Octavia’s?

Thank goodness you are only reading and not ‘doing a Johnson’! Pleased it can take you there.

Polly Samson this was my review 😊

Here is our lovely new window display ready to reopen on Wednesday.
Opening times will now be Monday -Sunday(10:00am-4:00pm)
Don’t forget that it’s only one household in the shop at any one time, if there is already a customer inside the shop please queue outside and respect social distancing.
You will be able to browse the books but no touching. We will then give your choices to you, to take a further look at with gloves on.
Payment will be card only please.
We have hand sanitisers and a screen in place, as well as a one way system to make life easier for now.
We will also be continuing the home delivery service indefinitely, for those who live further afield or for those not ready to face the shops.
Please support us and your other local independent shops.
Most importantly I can’t wait to see my lovely loyal customers and their littles again 😊📚 ... See MoreSee Less

5 months ago

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It will be great to see you back open. Blackjack Street is beginning to return to a new normal with Jack's and the Candy Man open too.

So exited to come to Cirencester! 👏🏻

Can’t wait to see you too. We have missed your fantastic book shop 😘

The best bookshop ever! 💕💕💕

Lovely to see you both again Good luck

Such a lovely bookshop

Looks wonderful 🤩 xx

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So glad I could make it to your bookshop on Wednesday afternoon and actually order a long awaited book. The interior looks brilliant and the health/hygiene measures are really well thought through, even down to the one-way system. Blackjack Street is beginning to come alive again.

So exciting!! Can’t wait to pop in with Layla x

We are still running our book home delivery service. We will then reopen the shop in accordance with government guidelines on July 1st.

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5 months ago

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Cannot wait for you to reopen we've missed coming in to choose beautiful books!

Octavia's Bookshop I’ve sent you a message. ☺️

My wonderful book loving friend Gemma has been doing something lovely during lockdown with her son and his Grandma...

If children are missing friends and family during lockdown but are too young to take part in the family zoom quiz why not share a breakfast-time, afternoon-time, bedtime – anytime story together! Buy two copies of the same book but have one copy delivered into the hands of grandma (or other) so they can read to them via video chat while you follow along at home. A really lovely way to enjoy great storytelling and beautiful illustrations together when we can’t ‘be’ together. (This also works brilliantly out of lockdown with far flung relatives)
“Buzz has not seen any of his grandparents for over two months (like most children) but has really enjoyed reading Elmer with his G at bedtime. Definitely has become most requested story of lockdown and so nice to see their bond continue despite the absence.”

Grandma:
“Reading with children has got to be one of the most rewarding things to do, especially when the children in question are your grandchildren. Sometimes that physical closeness is not possible but that needn’t stop the shared bedtime story. All you need is FaceTime, the same book each, possibly a supporting parent or sibling and a cosy seat.
Buzz, my two and half year old grandson and I have been sharing our favourite stories recently; Elmer, The Gruffalo, Peace at Last, all stories his dad and I shared when he was a toddler.
We take it in turns, Buzz (his dad) and then me, following Buzz’s lead. Its brilliant for turn taking, language development and pausing for Buzz to fill in the gaps keeps it interactive and fun.
It’s not just the book sharing, when circumstances force families to be apart, but it’s wonderful to have a sense of keeping up with the changes that happen so fast in a child’s development, making sure he doesn’t forget Granny and who wouldn’t want those blown kisses across the screen.”

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5 months ago

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My youngest has been doing this with his godparents, they’ve read Ice Monster and almost through The Beast of Buckingham Palace

I've also heard of grandparents teaching a lesson a day/week to children about subjects they are interested in too. Reading stories together in this way is so lovely!!

Here are some pictures of books I’ve loved in lockdown 📚 ... See MoreSee Less

6 months ago

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Nice mug Octavia and I watched I am Castle the other night on your recommendation, good stuff, was delighted to find a young Henry Cavill, yum dom dom!