My bookshop on a barge: The business idea that transformed a journalist's life

BATTLING to keep her business afloat, one woman came up with an idea that transformed her life

By: Sarah Henshaw - : Wed, April 30, 2014 - Express

Sarah found a clever way to create a happy ending

I remember quite clearly the first time I realised I might be in the wrong job. 
I was working as an entertainment journalist in London and, on this particular morning I was at a press junket to interview Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover. 
There was a long queue of journalists ahead of me so I took a book out of my bag and passed the time reading.

When my interview started Danny quickly seemed bored and called his assistant over.
After a brief exchange he turned back to me. “I hope you don’t mind,” he apologised, “but I’m very tired. I’m just going to stretch out on the floor for a few minutes and nap. You can stay here. We’ll resume the interview when I awake.”
With that he pushed his chair aside and adopted a foetal position by my handbag. 
I squirmed awkwardly for several minutes, not quite sure where to look or what to do. “Oh, I should carry on with your book,” his assistant said helpfully. I didn’t need further encouragement.

Anything with the power to take me away from a lightly snoring actor, a job I had no talent for and a city that overwhelmed me had my vote of confidence. I opened it and got lost.
The idea for a black and cream book-flogging canal boat came a year later at the end of 2008
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