The owner thought it was a hoax at first, but now says she is incredibly grateful the actor 'thought about our little bookshop'.
Leanne, whose husband Dan, 47, works at Edelweiss, a company that provides support to independent bookshops and publishers, added she has"cried at every single donation from one pound to the £5,000 because we know people are struggling, and we're struggling a bit as well"."She was homeless and yet she donated £100. It's those things that are just mind-blowing.
Ms Fridd admitted while the £15,000 will not sort all the shop's financial woes"it will allow us to pay an extra member of staff, but mostly it will just mean that there is a little bit extra going in each month, so I am not scrabbling around worrying 'am I going to be able to pay this bill?'". She said it would also give the shop"time to breathe and explore and do things that we really believe in", including giving books to children who would not otherwise have access through its Dorothy Amery Readers Awards programme and run outreach sessions in rural communities."When we opened the shop, I don't think I fully appreciated how much of a part of people's lives we'd become. You are people's agony aunt, their shoulder to cry on, their support.
"This shows the magic of bookshops and how good and kind people are. It's not all bleak out there, we need to remember that, especially at the moment."Leanne said she had been able, through her friend network, to get a message of thanks to the actor.
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