Her: Who's it by?
Me: Oh. Um... Actually I can't even remember. It's the one that just won the Booker?
Her: Oh ok. So it's like a new release?
Me: It's pretty new I guess.
Her: Yeah, well we don't get the new releases for a couple of weeks, so we probably don't have it yet. I don't think I've seen it.
Me: No it's not that new. It wasn't published in like the last two weeks. It's the one that won the Booker.
Her: Right. Right. So, is it a fiction book?
Me:Yeah, I had a look there and I couldn't see it - would it have been put anywhere else? It's the one about Cromwell...
Her: So its like an historical fiction or something?
Me: Yeah, I guess...
Her: Look I don't think we've got it. But if you're after an historical fiction type book what about The Lost Symbol?
Me: ...
Her: It's the new Dan Brown one. It's like all about the Freemasons and stuff...
Me: Is there another bookstore anywhere near here?
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