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An interview with Anna Sam
Posted On: August 11, 2009Posted In: Interviews
Publisher: Gallic Books
She’s been described as a ‘figurehead’ for cashiers; an ‘unsung heroine’ of ignored checkout girls. But for Anna Sam, a French cashier-turned-bestselling author, the motivation to put pen to paper was much more modest.
Read More...Best of the Web: check out Anna Sam
Posted On: July 15, 2009Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Gallic Books
Anna Sam is making a big splash with Checkout, her account of the eight years she spent working behind a French supermarket checkout. Here’s some of the best coverage, and a link to her appearance on BBC Radio 4′s Midweek too.
Read More...Read an extract of Checkout – A Life on the Tills
Posted On: June 26, 2009Posted In: Extracts
Publisher: Gallic Books
Anna Sam spent 8 years as a checkout girl. Checkout – A Life on the Tills is a witty look at what it’s really like to work in a supermarket: the relentless grind and less-than-perfect working conditions, along with people-watching and encounters with every kind of customer from the bizarre to the downright rude.
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