The Paris Bookseller

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Headline Review
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2022
Edition: First Edition

Description: 317 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. A Sweeping Story Of Love, Friendship And Betrayal In Bohemian 1920s Paris.

Publishers Description: A vivid evocation of the famous female-owned Parisian bookshop... Kerri Maher writes a love letter to books, bookstores and booklovers everywhere Kate Quinn, author of The Alice NetworkI was completely enthralled Natasha Lester, author of The Paris SecretThe captivating story of a trailblazing young woman who fought against incredible odds to bring one of the most important books of the twentieth century to the world. For readers of The Paris Library, The Age of Light and The Paris Wife.PARIS, 1919.Young, bookish Sylvia Beach knows there is no greater city in the world than Paris. But when she opens an English-language bookshop on the bohemian Left Bank, Sylvia cant yet know she is making history.Many leading writers of the day, from Ernest Hemingway to Gertrude Stein, consider Shakespeare and Company a second home. Here some of the most profound literary friendships blossom - and none more so than between James Joyce and Sylvia herself.When Joyces controversial novel Ulysses is banned, Sylvia determines to publish it through Shakespeare and Company. But the success and notoriety of publishing the most infamous book of the century comes at deep personal cost as Sylvia risks ruin, reputation and her heart in the name of the life-changing power of books...---With an abundance of delightful cameos from all your favourite literary heroes as well as a fascinating rendering of Pariss glory days during the 1920s and 30s, this novel will transport you as only the best historical fiction can Natasha LesterIntelligent, fierce and filled with reverence for a fascinating epoch in literary history... a delight for readers and writers Whitney Scharer, author of The Age of LightLulls you into an interwar Parisian dream where love - be it romantic, friendly or even for a book - can be found on a quirky little street in the 6th Kaia Alderson, author of Sisters in Arms

ISBN: 9781472290779