ldquoThere are books that are suitable for a million people others for only a hundred There are even remediesmdashI mean booksmdashthat were written for one person onlyhellipA book is both medic and medicine at once It makes a diagnosis as well as offering therapy Putting the right novels to the appropriate ailments thatrsquos how I sell booksrdquo Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary From his floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine he prescribes novels for the hardships of life Using his intuitive feel for the exact book a reader needs Perdu mends broken hearts and souls The only person he cant seem to heal through literature is himself hes still haunted by heartbreak after his great love disappeared She left him with only a letter which he has never opened After Perdu is finally tempted to read the letter he hauls anchor and departs on a mission to the south of France hoping to make peace with his loss and discover the end of the story Joined by a bestselling but blocked author and a lovelorn Italian chef Perdu travels along the countryrsquos rivers dispensing his wisdom and his books showing that the literary world can take the human soul on a journey to heal itself Internationally bestselling and filled with warmth and adventure The Little Paris Bookshop is a love letter to books meant for anyone who believes in the power of stories to shape peoples lives.
