Comments on: Broughton Street Bookshop (Edinburgh)

By: Alan McIntosh

Alan McIntosh — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:25:25 +0000

Since the Broughton Spurtle first covered Brian’s shop in January 2009 (months before that rag, the Daily Telegraph), the Broughton Bookshop has become a popular fixture on Broughton Street. Brian’s success neatly inverts the assumption that people with autism require gentle integration into the community: in fact, it is members of the community who require (and benefit greatly from) gentle introduction to marvellous people not quite like themselves.
(To find the article, go to Issue 166 on the Back Issues page of our website.)
Best wishes
Alan

By: TLL

TLL — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:39:36 +0000

Mr Rafferty, thanks for visiting here and leaving a comment. Alas, I have not been back to Edinburgh since 1987, so a visit is long overdue!

By: Kevin Rafferty

Kevin Rafferty — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:06:19 +0000

I am Brian’s step father mentioned in the article if anyone is wishing to contact us thye can do so on the above mentioned email address.
Or of course write to the book shop direct.

Brian has received quite a considerable amount of correspondence since the article.

Sorry for taking so long to get back to you but I have just read this blog.

Did you ever get to the book shop?

Kind Regards

Kevin Rafferty