# The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher (Paperback)

**INSPIRED BY AN EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORY...**  
  
'A novel I long to live in' **Kate Quinn, author of _The Alice Network_**  
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PARIS, 1920.** On the bohemian Left Bank, Sylvia runs a little bookshop called Shakespeare and Company. Here she welcomes the greatest writers of the day - and from the moment James Joyce finally walks through her door, the two become friends.  
  
When Joyce's controversial novel _Ulysses_ is banned, Sylvia is determined to publish it herself.  
  
But championing the most scandalous book of the century will come at a cost - and Sylvia finds herself risking ruin, her reputation and her heart, all in the name of the life-changing power of books.  
  
**Set in post-war Paris, _The Paris Bookseller_ is a sweeping story of love, courage and betrayal - and a breathtakingly beautiful love letter to books.**  
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'A worthy homage to Sylvia Beach and a love letter to all bookstores, libraries and the passionate and committed women who run them' **_New York Journal of Books_**  
  
'I was completely enthralled' **Natasha Lester, author of _The Paris Secret_**  
  
'An intriguing story, beguilingly told' **_Mail on Sunday_**  
  
'Absorbing and beautifully written... transports you to 1920s Paris - and keeps you utterly captivated with its vivid cast of characters and their bohemian lifestyles' **_Heat_**  
  
'A compelling coming-of-age tale, in addition to an impressive piece of historical fiction' **_Culturefly_**  
  
'A book for the bookshop lovers . . . an absorbing novel about the life changing nature of our favourite reads' **_Belfast Telegraph_**  
  
'A compelling and fascinating look at the world-changing mavericks who bonded, bickered and triumphed in the realm of literature' **Nuala O'Connor**  
  
'A compelling portrait of a remarkable woman, who steps from the pages in all her charm, courage and vulnerability' **Gill Paul**  
  
'Intelligent, 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 Light_**

## Details

- **Price:** 11.49 GBP
- **Vendor:** Headline Publishing Group
- **Tags:** All Books, Historical Fiction, Romance

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