The Little Paris Bookshop: A Novel
Monsieur Perdu can prescribe the perfect book for a broken heart. But can he fix his own?
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.
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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Such beautiful, descriptive writing! I loved it so much!
Nina George painted the French countryside with her words! I...I was so enthralled while reading this book. I kept waiting for the "slow part" other reviewers mentioned, but I never found it.
Jean Perdu, our Parisian bookseller, is a man who stopped living because of heartbreak. His pain is palpable. He prescribes medicine, or books, to those who come to his shop. He can fix anything with the right book...
...except himself. He's hurting and he's lonely, and that's what sets him off on his journey to the south of France. This is a love story about books. People too, but the relationship we have with books and the words within seems to come first. I ached to be in France, to be aboard Lulu, the Literary Apothecary. No, I was there. That is the power of words. They can transport to us to anyplace in the world. And this book took me to France!
I'm working on a reading challenge, and my prompt was "A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit." I picked this because it was set in Paris, or so I thought. I've been to Paris, I liked it there, but I wanted to see more of France than just one city. And now I have.
âReadingâan endless journey; a long, indeed never-ending journey that made one more temperate as well as more loving and kind.â
Nina George painted the French countryside with her words! I...I was so enthralled while reading this book. I kept waiting for the "slow part" other reviewers mentioned, but I never found it.
Jean Perdu, our Parisian bookseller, is a man who stopped living because of heartbreak. His pain is palpable. He prescribes medicine, or books, to those who come to his shop. He can fix anything with the right book...
âThere are books that are suitable for a million people, others for only a hundred. There are even remediesâI mean booksâthat 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: thatâs how I sell books.â
...except himself. He's hurting and he's lonely, and that's what sets him off on his journey to the south of France. This is a love story about books. People too, but the relationship we have with books and the words within seems to come first. I ached to be in France, to be aboard Lulu, the Literary Apothecary. No, I was there. That is the power of words. They can transport to us to anyplace in the world. And this book took me to France!
I'm working on a reading challenge, and my prompt was "A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit." I picked this because it was set in Paris, or so I thought. I've been to Paris, I liked it there, but I wanted to see more of France than just one city. And now I have.
A bit overwrought but still an enjoyable read
The story of Jean Perdu, who runs a bookshop out of a barge in Paris. One day he decides to just unmoor and take off to find his lost love. His young neighbor and current "it" author Max Jordan decides to jump on board at the last minute.
Some of the writing is a bit overwrought for me, but I loved following along as they sailed the waters of France... Makes me want to get a boat of my own and take off!
Bonus recipes and book recommendations at the end of the book.
The story of Jean Perdu, who runs a bookshop out of a barge in Paris. One day he decides to just unmoor and take off to find his lost love. His young neighbor and current "it" author Max Jordan decides to jump on board at the last minute.
Some of the writing is a bit overwrought for me, but I loved following along as they sailed the waters of France... Makes me want to get a boat of my own and take off!
Bonus recipes and book recommendations at the end of the book.
I just couldn’t get into the story as much as I tried and tried it ended up as a DNF :( it was too slow of a start and I personally felt it was too over-descriptive. Of course just my opinion.
Absolutely loved this heart-warming story and its characters. What a neat way to explore literature, traveling the French countryside and human experiences/emotions.
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