The show goes on at bookmark

It seems fitting that bookmark’s new owner is someone who had known Corinne Hendry for 18 years before this much-loved Scotswoman passed away last year.

The bookmark team: Karin Nel, Ronel Tutt, Penny Dommisse and new owner, Amanda de Vos.

PHOTO: Hedda Mittner

“When I first met Corinne, bookmark was still in the Eastcliff Village shopping centre and I always enjoyed popping in whenever I was in Hermanus,” says Amanda de Vos, who has taken over this iconic bookshop in Main Road. “I even gave her my card and said, ‘If you ever want to sell your shop, contact me’. She had no intention of selling, of course, and then she died so suddenly. It was a huge shock. I had always so enjoyed her witticisms.”

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