The little Paris bookshop : a novel

The little Paris bookshop A novel

Nina George, 1973-

Sound recording - 2015

"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 countr...y's rivers, dispensing his wisdom and his books, showing that the literary world can take the human soul on a journey to heal itself."--

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Subjects
Booksellers and bookselling > Fiction.
Books and reading > Fiction.
Mental healing > Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Paris (France) > Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Genres
Romance fiction
Published
New York, NY : Books on Tape p2015.
Language
English
German
Main Author
Nina George, 1973- (author)
Other Authors
Simon Pare (translator), Steve (Actor) West (narrator), Elea Oberon (-), Cassandra Campbell, Jean Perdu
Item Description
Unabridged.
Subtitle from container.
Includes a PDF of recipes and Jean Perdu's Emergency literary pharmacy (disc 9).
Physical Description
9 audio discs (approximately 11 hours) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Adobe Reader required. PC and Mac compatible to access PDF files.
ISBN
9781101889831
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

In this story of a bookshop on a converted barge on the Seine, Monsieur Jean Perdu is more therapist than bookseller, prescribing books to heal his customers. But what about his own broken heart? A letter from his past propels him to cast off from the mooring and head out on a voyage. His journey on his floating bookstore-accompanied by an eclectic bunch of characters and a dash of literary quotations and references-is difficult but rewarding, passing through emotional hazards (grief, loss, love, revival) and truths but ending at his target destination, a request for forgiveness. Steve West, Emma Bering, and Cassandra Campbell provide a charming narration of a pleasant story. -VERDICT Will be of interest to bibliophiles and travel fans. ["Will allow gob-smacked book lovers here to struggle with the age-old dilemma: to race through each page to see what happens next or savor each deliciously enticing phrase. Do both; if ever a book was meant to be read over and over, this gem is it": LJ Xpress Reviews 6/5/15 starred review of the Crown hc.]-Denise A. Garofalo, Mount Saint Mary Coll., Newburgh, NY © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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