UK and Commonwealth rights to The Corner Shop: Shopkeepers, The Sharmas, and the Making of Modern Britain, were acquired by editorial director Kate Hewson from Rory Scarfe of the Blair Partnership. It will be published in hardback on 18th April.
Sharma’s book follows her BBC Four documentary "Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop". The presenter was raised in a Reading store, granting her an insight into the history of those institutions and how they coped with the changing face of retail.
The Corner Shop will be serialised on the Radio 4 "Book of the Week" slot, supported by a high-level publicity campaign.