""I think what draws people here is the dream. The kind of 'what if' 'what if I did this with my life,'" Jessica Fox explains. "It feels like you're the main character in a movie.""
"Fox herself turned her 'what if' fantasy into reality by swapping her high-stress career in Los Angeles for a quieter life as a bookseller in Wigtown."
"Sharing the dream, Fox decided to share a taste of that fairy tale with the rest of the world. "I knew I couldn't be the only person with dreams of maybe having a different life, a little more of a romantic kind of life, surrounded by books, right by the sea," she recalls."
The Open Book in Wigtown, Scotland, provides a 'bookshop holiday' experience, allowing guests to volunteer in the bookstore while staying in an apartment above. This concept appeals to those dreaming of a life surrounded by books. Jessica Fox, a founder, transitioned from a high-stress career in filmmaking to bookselling, realizing her dream in Wigtown. She aims to share this romanticized lifestyle with others, enabling them to experience running a bookstore without abandoning their daily lives.
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