The job is now to decide which book to read first. Do i just make a long arm for Richmal Crompton’s ‘More William’ on that high shelf, or scour the bedroom for that 2 volume edition of Rousseau’s ‘Confessions’ or just crawl back into bed with Charles Burns new comic ‘X’ed out’.

Common sense says to avoid library fines (imaginary ones in my case, the lack of which being one of the few remaining perks of the job). With this in mind I’ll root around and finish up, or just plain return, the remainder lending stock that has grabbed my interest whilst shelving/unpacking/repairing at work. First on the list then shall be to finish up the incredibly entertaining biography of veteran film director Brian Desmond Hurst – ‘The Empress of Ireland’ by Christopher Robbins’