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May 30, 2006: Norfolk Virginia Bookshop is a "Sanctuary for all Seasons"
"'The Bibliophile is my sanctuary,'she wrote to me in an email. 'I’ve met some dear, longlasting friends there such as Epictetus, Dorothy Parker, Colette, Ogden Nash, E.B. White and James Thurber – not to mention Uwe and Susan. I’ve replenished my spirit with C.S. Lewis, and refreshed my memories of my solo travels to Egypt with Naguib Mahfouz’ novels. S.J. Perelman reminds me to lighten up, and the mystery section offers stress relief in many modes./"
