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| Original Title: | Das Lavendelzimmer |
| ISBN: | 0553418777 (ISBN13: 9780553418774) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jean Perdu |
| Setting: | France |
Nina George
Hardcover | Pages: 392 pages Rating: 3.5 | 74486 Users | 11122 Reviews
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“There are books that are suitable for a million people, others for only a hundred. There are even remedies—I mean books—that were written for one person only…A book is both medic and medicine at once. It makes a diagnosis as well as offering therapy. Putting the right novels to the appropriate ailments: that’s how I sell books.” Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary. From his floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine, he prescribes novels for the hardships of life. Using his intuitive feel for the exact book a reader needs, Perdu mends broken hearts and souls. The only person he can't seem to heal through literature is himself; he's still haunted by heartbreak after his great love disappeared. She left him with only a letter, which he has never opened. After Perdu is finally tempted to read the letter, he hauls anchor and departs on a mission to the south of France, hoping to make peace with his loss and discover the end of the story. Joined by a bestselling but blocked author and a lovelorn Italian chef, Perdu travels along the country’s rivers, dispensing his wisdom and his books, showing that the literary world can take the human soul on a journey to heal itself. Internationally bestselling and filled with warmth and adventure, The Little Paris Bookshop is a love letter to books, meant for anyone who believes in the power of stories to shape people's lives.
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| Title | : | The Little Paris Bookshop |
| Author | : | Nina George |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 392 pages |
| Published | : | June 23rd 2015 by Crown (first published April 26th 2013) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Writing. Books About Books. Romance. Cultural. France. Contemporary |
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Ratings: 3.5 From 74486 Users | 11122 ReviewsCriticism Containing Books The Little Paris Bookshop
Disclaimer: ARC via Netgalley There is an independent bookstore in Philadelphia called Joseph Fox. It is smallish one floor, a big first room, a passage, a back room, and a smaller backer room where the childrens books are kept. Every conceivable space is packed with books. Does it have the selection of the big chain store or of Amazon? No. And it doesnt offer discounts either, though it does give away bookmarks. But heres the thing. You can walk into that bookstore and find four books thatI felt the same away, although the narrator started losing my attention somewhere at 50%.
I have just finished this book and am astonished at the 5 star reviews; it seems I was reading a different book from the majority of reviewers. I had such high hopes for this. I had just finished reading a very dark and disturbing thriller and needed a lovely book to make me feel warm and fuzzy; this seemed the perfect antidote, so I settled down with my faithful kindle and began reading. The premise of the story was just utter magic to me - a bookseller hands out books like medicine to people
Bittersweet Gallic RomanceThis is a very French book. Kind of mournful, but also hopeful. Very, very emotional.This is ironic, as the author, Nina George, is actually German, although she now lives in France (which doesn't surprise me, as her soul is French).And yes, it's yet another homage to the vanishing independent bookseller, but it's much more than that. It's a reflection on love and death and other deep subjects. It's also a love letter to France.Parisian Jean Perdu ("John Lost" in
❤ Paulette Alphas Review wrote: "Tina wrote: "❤ Paulette Alphas Review wrote: "❥❥So glad you enjoyed this read Tina ツ"Thank you! I did! And it ended
One word review : Overkill!There's a excellent little romantic gem of a story hidden somewhere in the text of Nina George's bestseller. After all, the sales tell their own story and are proof that most of the readers were able to see past the wooden dialogue and the saccharine sentimentality into the true heart of the story, about coping with loss of innocence, aging, death, starting your life over. There's also a lot to be said about the power of books to inspire and renew a reader's interest
The book started out with possibilities: There was monsieur Perdu: - ' the king of this world, a literary pharmacist, who writes prescriptions for the lovesick;"My name is Jean. Jean Albert Victor Perdu. Albert after my paternal grandfather, Victor after my maternal grandfather. My mother is a professor, and her father, Victor Bernier, was a toxicologist, a socialist and mayor. Im fifty years old, Catherine, and I havent known many women, let alone slept with them. I loved one. She left me.
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