Louise Welsh

It once belonged to somebody called Bill, whose name I have firmly crossed out.

But why I was surprised by this is I really don't like secondhand books because I hate turning a page and you come across the remnants of somebody's supper, you know, tomato ketchup or something like that on the page.

And I just wondered, I mean, I know people who will, well, I have one friend who will only buy secondhand books because she says it's more exciting.

But do you both like secondhand books?

Am I alone in this fussiness?

Had you any reason to think this, or did you just think, it's old, so it's probably ridden with germs?

I found in this copy of Memento Mori that Bill, whoever he was, has actually, in pencil, thank goodness, but edited, he's deleted a however from the text.

You're going to be so annoyed.

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