George, Nina, 1973-
The little Paris bookshop : a novel / Nina George ; translated by Simon Pare. - First U.S. edition. - 392 pages ; 22 cm
"Originally published in Germany as Das Lavendelzimmer by Knaur Verlag in 2013"--Verso title page.
BookPage, July 01, 2015 Booklist, May 01, 2015 Publishers Weekly, April 27, 2015 Kirkus Reviews, April 15, 2015
""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"-- ""A book is both doctor and medicine. It makes diagnoses and provides therapy. Bringing the right novels together with the appropriate people is the way I sell books."
0553418777 : $25.00
2014040459
Booksellers and bookselling--Fiction.
Books and reading--Fiction.
Mental healing--Fiction.
Paris (France)--Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Love stories.
PT2707.E59 / L3813 2015
833/.92
The little Paris bookshop : a novel / Nina George ; translated by Simon Pare. - First U.S. edition. - 392 pages ; 22 cm
"Originally published in Germany as Das Lavendelzimmer by Knaur Verlag in 2013"--Verso title page.
BookPage, July 01, 2015 Booklist, May 01, 2015 Publishers Weekly, April 27, 2015 Kirkus Reviews, April 15, 2015
""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"-- ""A book is both doctor and medicine. It makes diagnoses and provides therapy. Bringing the right novels together with the appropriate people is the way I sell books."
0553418777 : $25.00
2014040459
Booksellers and bookselling--Fiction.
Books and reading--Fiction.
Mental healing--Fiction.
Paris (France)--Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Love stories.
PT2707.E59 / L3813 2015
833/.92