stories! The bookshop

In 2008, Hamburg’s book lovers discovered a new place of longing: the stories! bookshop opened on Straßenbahnring/Falkenried. Even a glance at the shop window shows that this bookshop is different. Owner Annerose Beurich focuses on stories and presents them in her shop in an unusual way: the books are not placed back to back on the shelves, but with the covers frontally and clearly visible in frames. This creates an inspiring, lively atmosphere. The focus is on fiction, with opulent photography books, children’s books, cookery books, travel guides and a large selection of English-language books. In the reading room, you can indulge in reading in peace, while a coffee bar tempts you with espresso, latte and pastries. The personal commitment of the experienced staff, who have all read their “favourite books” themselves in order to have the right book or an individual gift tip ready for their customers, is well received by customers.

Annerose has more than 30 years of bookselling and and reading experience and finds the right book for EVERY people and EVERY occasion the right book. One of the many reasons why a sparkling wine is named after her…

Personal book tips from Annerose Beurich

One last gift
(Calla Henkel)

Esther Ray is a bookbinder and likes to relax by listening to true crime podcasts. At a charity event , she meets multimillionaire Naomi Duncan, who commissions her with a special project. She is to process 25 years of the Duncans ‘ family life in scrapbooks , which Naomi wants to give to her husband for his sixtieth birthday. As the job is very lucrative, Esther works meticulously through an archive of restaurant receipts, x-rays and holiday photos. Esther’s loneliness is due to, that the foreign life becomes more and more her own.. and in the process she comes across inconsistencies…When Naomi dies in an accident , her detective instincts are finally awakened. A sophisticated mixture of thriller and social novel: exciting, entertaining and with plenty of biting side blows. Great reading fun and perfect for long evenings!

My third life
(Daniela Krien)

After the accidental death of her daughter, Linda falls into an abyss of grief and a lack of perspective. She recapitulates the events in an endless loop, trying to find the one moment that could have changed the course of events. Without a relationship, silenced and numb, she glides through her days – which she structures through hard work and medication. And yet: the reader senses the fine, spidery threads that bind her to the world sooner than Linda does: Small encounters, warmth, friendliness, a smile. Threads become ropes and we accompany Linda back into an everyday life that makes new things possible without denying the past. Because: “Interpreting backwards is of no use to living forwards”. A sensitive and healing book about crises, losses and the possibility of survival.

The song of the prophet
(Paul Lynch)

Ireland, in the near future. In the morning, married couple Eilish and Larry argue about whether Larry should take part in a demonstration organised by his union: Since an authoritarian regime has been in power in the Irish parliament, fundamental rights have been increasingly restricted. Larry leaves the house and does not return. Eilish learns nothing about his whereabouts and is left with four children. And then a disturbing nightmare begins. The political situation escalates, the bourgeois order collapses. And what Eilish thought was unbreakable: Internal security, civil rights, infrastructure … are increasingly eroding and the country is sinking into chaos. The European neighbours are protesting and yet are watching. What should Eilish do? Stay or flee? Stand firm or bring yourself and your family to safety?