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by Laurence Cosse
Ivan, a one-time world traveler, and Francesca, a ravishing Italian heiress, are the owners of a bookstore that is anything but ordinary. Rebelling against the business of bestsellers and in search of an ideal place where their literary dreams can come true, Ivan and Francesca open a store where the passion for literature is given free rein. Tucked away in a corner of Paris, the store offers its clientele a selection of literary masterpieces chosen by a top-secret committee of likeminded literary connoisseurs.
To their amazement, after only a few months, the little dream store proves a success. And that is precisely when their troubles begin. At first, both owners shrug off the anonymous threats that come their way and the venomous comments concerning their store circulating on the Internet, but when three members of the supposedly secret committee are attacked, they decide to call the police. One by one, the pieces of this puzzle fall ominously into place, as it becomes increasingly evident that Ivan and Francesca’s dreams will be answered with pettiness, envy and violence.
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"Though purists may be disappointed with the solution to the mystery, there's plenty of food for thought." - Publishers Weekly
"Eminently readable, it is a love letter to the novel (literature junkies will find within its pages a seemingly endless supply of book suggestions) and a profound exploration of human nature." - Library Journal
"While the central mystery stalls and dissipates without satisfactory resolution ... [in] attention to matters of the heart the story is redeemed ... A literary idyll preselected for bookworms and bibliophiles." - Kirkus
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Laurence Cossé worked as a journalist before devoting herself entirely
to fiction. She is the author of the satirical thriller, The Corner of the Veil,
and several historical novels including the bestselling Prime Minister’s
Woman. A Novel Bookstore is her ninth novel. She lives in France.
A Novel Bookstore is translated by Alison Anderson.
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