The little village of book lovers : a novel / Nina George ; [translated by Simon Pare]
In Nina George's New York Times bestseller The Little Paris Bookshop, literary apothecary Jean Perdu was inspired to create a floating bookstore after reading a pseudonymous novel about a young woman with a remarkable gift. The Little Village of Book Lovers is that novel. "Everyone knows me, but none can see me. I'm that thing you call love." In a little town in the south of France in the 1960s, a dazzling encounter with Love itself changes the life of infant orphan Marie-Jeanne forever. As a girl, Marie-Jeanne realizes that she can see the marks Love has left on the people around her--tiny glowing lights on the faces and hands that shimmer more brightly when the one meant for them is near. Before long, Marie-Jeanne is playing matchmaker, bringing true loves together in her village. As she grows up, Marie-Jeanne helps her foster father, Francis, create a mobile library that travels throughout the many small mountain towns in the region of Nyons. She finds herself bringing soulmates together every place they go--and books always play a pivotal role in that quest. However, the only person that Marie-Jeanne can't seem to find a soulmate for is herself. She has no glow of her own, though she waits and waits for it to appear. Everyone must have a soulmate, surely--but will Marie-Jeanne be able to recognize hers when Love finally comes her way? -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593157886
- ISBN: 0593157885
- Physical Description: xii, 249 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published in Germany as Südlichterby Knaur Verlag in 2019. |
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Subject: | Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Love > Fiction. Libraries > Fiction. Soul mates > Fiction. Young women > Fiction. Traveling libraries > Fiction. France > Fiction. |
Genre: | Romance fiction. Historical fiction. Magic realist fiction. |
Available copies
- 33 of 40 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 2 copies available at Little Dixie Regional.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 40 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Little Dixie - Huntsville | F GEORGE (Text) | 2004908025 | New Adult Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | F GEORGE (Text) | 2004908017 | New Adult Fiction Shelves | Checked out | 11/16/2024 |