The Girl Who Reads on the M�tro

Author:   Christine F�ret-Fleury
Publisher:   Flatiron Books
ISBN:  

9781250315427


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   08 October 2019
Format:   Hardback
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The Girl Who Reads on the M�tro


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"""With a cast of characters reminiscent of the French film Am�lie, F�ret-Fleury creates a world that is delightful and enchanting...Light and sweet as a bonbon, this little confection of a book is delicious."" --Kirkus Reviews For fans of Am�lie and The Little Paris Bookshop, a modern fairytale about a French woman whose life is turned upside down when she meets a reclusive bookseller and his young daughter. Juliette leads a perfectly ordinary life in Paris, working a slow office job, dating a string of not-quite-right men, and fighting off melancholy. The only bright spots in her day are her m�tro rides across the city and the stories she dreams up about the strangers reading books across from her: the old lady, the math student, the amateur ornithologist, the woman in love, the girl who always tears up at page 247. One morning, avoiding the office for as long as she can, Juliette finds herself on a new block, in front of a rusty gate wedged open with a book. Unable to resist, Juliette walks through, into the bizarre and enchanting lives of Soliman and his young daughter, Zaide. Before she realizes entirely what is happening, Juliette agrees to become a passeur, Soliman's name for the booksellers he hires to take stacks of used books out of his store and into the world, using their imagination and intuition to match books with readers. Suddenly, Juliette's daydreaming becomes her reality, and when Soliman asks her to move in to their store to take care of Zaide while he goes away, she has to decide if she is ready to throw herself headfirst into this new life. Big-hearted, funny, and gloriously zany, The Girl Who Reads on the M�tro is a delayed coming-of-age story about a young woman who dares to change her life, and a celebration of the power of books to unite us all."

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Author:   Christine F�ret-Fleury
Publisher:   Flatiron Books
Imprint:   Flatiron Books
Dimensions:   Width: 13.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.240kg
ISBN:  

9781250315427


ISBN 10:   1250315425
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   08 October 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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A life-affirming novel for our times about the transformative power of literature and the bonds people forge through their mutual love of books. It appeals both to the reader's heart and soul. --The Bookseller A delightful novel. --Madame Figaro An enchanting story made of literary references that would convince anyone to become a reader, even the most reluctant ones. --Avantages


With a cast of characters reminiscent of the French film Amelie, Feret-Fleury creates a world that is delightful and enchanting...Light and sweet as a bonbon, this little confection of a book is delicious. --Kirkus Reviews A life-affirming novel for our times about the transformative power of literature and the bonds people forge through their mutual love of books. It appeals both to the reader's heart and soul. --The Bookseller A delightful novel. --Madame Figaro An enchanting story made of literary references that would convince anyone to become a reader, even the most reluctant ones. --Avantages


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Christine F�ret-Fleury is an author based in France. The Girl Who Reads on the M�tro is her first book to be translated into English and is being published around the world.

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