Barnados Bookshop

Following in the footsteps of Oxfam, childrens charity Barnados have established a series of charity shops specialising in books and music. As all of the stock is donated, there can be a surplus amount of bad celebrity biographies, true crime, chick lit and real life stories. If you look beyond these however, there’s usually some gems to be found.
The last time I visited I found copies of novels by Zadie Smith, Lorrie Moore, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison and Joshilyn Jackson nestled between emerging and award winning writers. All were priced £2-£2.50 and in very good to excellent condition. I also spotted some pretty good baking and cookbooks in the food and drink section including the Wagamama and Green and Black cookbooks. Both were marked down to a fiver and the latter was packed with mouthwatering recipes for gooey chocolate brownies, cakes and cookies.