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The Girl Who Reads on the Métro (Paperback)
Christine Feret-Fleury (author), Ros Schwartz (translator)Published: 01/10/2020
Already a phenomenon in Feret-Fleury’s native France, this uplifting story of a book-loving estate agent is a modern homage to bibliophiles and the magic of stories.
When Juliette takes the metro to her loathed office job each morning, her only escape is in books - she avidly reads on her journey and imagines what her fellow commuters' choices might say about them.
Then she meets Soliman - the mysterious owner of the most enchanting bookshop Juliette has ever seen - and things will never be the same again. For Soliman believes in the power of books to change the course of a life, and he's about to change Juliette's forever...For fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and The Elegance of the Hedgehog, The Girl Who Reads on the Metro is the French phenomenon by Christine Feret-Fleury ready to charm book-lovers everywhere...
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781509868353
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 272 g
Dimensions: 196 x 131 x 22 mm
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