I defy anyone to visit Dulwich books and not fall immediately in love with it. Louise and the cab driver talked about house prices on the way there, proving in a very reassuring way that certain topics are certainly universal, and then we arrived, on a sunny afternoon, to a shop that was quiet and warm and welcomming. “It’s mid-term, most people are away skiing.”

When they can visit their bookshop! What fools! But that of course only meant more tea and cake for me.

Their recommendation? Shotgun lovesongs. But since we also talked about books that were brilliant but difficult to recommend, I had to buy one of those as well. Louise understood.