Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary. Page Length: 392 pages (hardcover edition) “The Little Paris Bookshop” by Nina George (2015) And Nina George has no problem doing that.Book Review: “The Little Paris Bookshop” by Nina George But, the story is what will keep them there. Her writing and the compelling storyline speak for themselves - there was no need to romanticize the idea of a sweet, little bookshop in Paris. I think the marketing team is doing a great dis-service to Nina George. The primary story is of a love that is lost, complicated relationships, and a journey to figure out why we do what we do. The bookshop is simply a side character, as is Perdu's gift at prescribing books that heal. The writing is lovely, the premise is great, my only problem with it is the title and jacket cover description that really don't cover what the true story tells. By his side, a quirky novelist and a random host of international characters, Perdu sets sail on his book barge to find the truth about what he gave up years ago. Once Perdu is finally willing to look at the past and his unmended heart, it takes him on an adventure to seek the love he once lost. The book begins with Perdu prescribing books to customers and neighbors and a mysterious letter from a long-ago lover. However, The Little Paris Bookshop is about 10% bookseller-wisdom-saves-unsuspecting-throngs-of-people and about 90% interesting European love-lost-until-you-find-yourself story. I love the idea of a man who has found wisdom in books and as people fall into his life, they walk away with the assistance of literary wisdom, not always knowing what they need, but getting it all the same. The book promises the story of Jean Perdu, a loner who finds solace in books and gives out a dole of prescribed wisdom to customers who think they want one thing and really need another. The book has been translated from French without so much as a hitch, but, for me, the storyline falls far from the title and the premise. Sweet, romantic, and full of lyrical lines, The Little Paris Bookshop is a lot of fun. Jean Perdu has been selling books for most of his life and has learned to prescribe whatever book might be the cure for the reader's ails. The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George is a quaint story about a book seller who owns a book barge, his pride and joy. I typically pick cookbooks from Blogging for Books, but this time, a new novel caught my eye. So, either way - it's an immense pleasure for me. Although, I do enjoy writing as much, if not more, than reading. The fun is in the reading, not necessarily the review.
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