After work, John and Mary James, book sellers of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, often picnic on the beach with their young sons. John's office in their high street shop overlooks the sea, where he swims every morning from April to October. It's a world away from his former busy life as a property surveyor and Mary's stressful, gridlocked school run through Clapham, south London. The two bibliophiles (Mary devours novels, John ... (Joseph, then three, and Theodore, 18 months) arrived frazzled and ruefully told their landlady that London life was feeling a bit dreary. "Why don't you move up here? The book...

• Word Count: 466
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School