Photo: Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 2020

From one of my favourite bookshops in the world! Shakespeare and Company in Paris, this gorgeous poem by Persian lyric poet, Hafiz: “I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.”

Also, this wonderful 70yr old institution is in trouble! The pandemic has hit them hard, like so many businesses world-wide. If you are in a position to buy books right now, they take online orders internationally. Every book counts! Just visit www.shakespeareandcompany.com .