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Engaging... [George's] sumptuous descriptions of both food and literature will leave readers unsure whether to run to the nearest library or the nearest bistro.
— Publishers Weekly
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Uplifting... An international best seller, this one will make you happy.
— The Independent
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The Little Paris Bookshop is an enchantment. Set in a floating barge along the Seine, this love letter to books - and to the complicated, sometimes broken people who are healed by them - is the next best thing to booking a trip to France.
— Sarah Pekkanen, author of Catching Air
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Simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming, Nina George’s impressionistic prose takes the reader on a journey not just through the glories of France and the wonders of books, but through the encyclopedic panoply of human emotions. The Little Paris Bookshop is a book whose palette, textures, and aromas will draw you in and cradle you in the redemptive power of love.
— Charlie Lovett, author of The Bookman’s Tale
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Nina George tells us clever things about love, about reading that 'puts a bounce in your step,' about tango in Provence, and about truly good food. . . . One of those books that gets you thinking about whom you need to give it to as a gift even while you're still reading it, because it makes you happy and should be part of any well-stocked apothecary.
— Hamburger Morgenpost (Germany)
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Enchanting and moving ... Rarely have I read such a beautiful book!
— Tina magazine (Germany)
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New York Times BestsellerA Barnes and Noble Best of 2015 Selection A LibraryReads Favorite of the Favorites Selection
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If you're looking to be charmed right out of your own life for a few hours, sit down with this wise and winsome novel...Everything happens just as you want it to... from poignant moments to crystalline insights in exactly the right measure.
— Oprah.com
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The settings are ideal for a summer-romance read…Who can resist floating on a barge through France surrounded by books, wine, love, and great conversation?
— Christian Science Monitor
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[A] bona fide international hit.
— New York Times Book Review
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Warmhearted...A charming novel that believes in the healing properties of fiction, romance, and a summer in the south of France.
— Kirkus
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“Enchanting and moving…Rarely have I read such a beautiful book!”
— Tina magazine (Germany)
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“The settings are ideal for a summer-romance read…Who can resist floating on a barge through France surrounded by books, wine, love, and great conversation?”
— Christian Science Monitor
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“Nina George tells us clever things about love, about reading that ‘puts a bounce in your step,’ about tango in Provence, and about truly good food…One of those books that gets you thinking about whom you need to give it to as a gift even while you’re still reading it, because it makes you happy and should be part of any well-stocked apothecary.”
— Hamburger Morgenpost (Hamburg)
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“Warmhearted…A charming novel that believes in the healing properties of fiction, romance, and a summer in the south of France.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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"The Little Paris Bookshop is an enchantment. Set in a floating barge along the Seine, this love letter to books—and to the complicated, sometimes broken people who are healed by them—is the next best thing to booking a trip to France.”
— Sarah Pekkanen, author of Catching Air
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“Simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming, Nina George’s impressionistic prose takes the reader on a journey not just through the glories of France and the wonders of books, but through the encyclopedic panoply of human emotions. The Little Paris Bookshop is a book whose palette, textures, and aromas will draw you in and cradle you in the redemptive power of love.”
— Charlie Lovett, author of The Bookman’s Tale