“Sorry, I just need to put you on hold again,” says Peter Rome, before serving another customer. It’s barely 10am on a Tuesday morning, but the manager of the Bookhouse in Broughty Ferry sounds rushed off his feet. A seemingly constant stream of locals are escaping the bitter wind and rain to pick up a book for themselves or a loved one. Having visited the Gray Street book shop myself on numerous occasions – it features a cosy reading nook with a deep leather sofa – I can see the appeal. Peter, whose parents Andy and Allison own the business, comes back on the phone. “Sorry about that, where were we?” We had been talking about the…
