Book guide
The Little Paris Bookshop
A heartbroken Parisian bookseller sets sail on a floating bookshop to chase lost love and heal what stories alone could not.
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About The Little Paris Bookshop
Translated from the German by Simon Pare, this is an internationally bestselling novel about the distance one man will travel for the sake of love and friendship. With appeal to fans of The Elegance Of The Hedgehog and The Unlikely Pilgrimmage Of Harold Fry. On a beautifully restored barge on the Seine, Jean Perdu runs a bookshop; or rather a 'literary apothecary', for this bookseller possesses a rare gift for sensing which books will soothe the troubled souls of his customers. The only person he is unable to cure, it seems, is himself. He has nursed a broken heart ever since the night, twenty-one years ago, when the love of his life fled Paris, leaving behind a handwritten letter that he has never dared read. His memories and his love have been gathering dust - until now. The arrival of an enigmatic new neighbour in his eccentric apartment building on Rue Montagnard inspires Jean to unlock his heart, unmoor the floating bookshop and set off for Provence, in search of the past and his beloved.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Slow
Series
Jean Perdu · Book 1 of 2
Content warnings
- cancer
- death
- death of an animal
- drug use
- suicide discussed
- cheating/infidelity
- grief
- terminal illness
- sexual content
- strong language
