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The Girl Who Reads on the Métro
- Author
- Christine Feret-Fleury
- Narrator
- Stephanie Racine
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 17 October 2019
- Run Time
- 4 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
The Girl Who Reads on the Métro is the French phenomenon by Christine Féret-Fleury ready to charm book-lovers everywhere, for fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and The Elegance of the Hedgehog.
When Juliette takes the métro 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.
But when, one day, she decides to alight the train a few stops early and meets Soliman – the mysterious owner of the most enchanting bookshop Juliette has ever seen – she is sure her life will never be the same again . . .
For Soliman also believes in the power of books to change the course of a life – entrusting his passeurs with the task of giving each book to the person who needs it most – and he thinks Juliette is perfect for the job.
And so, leaving her old life behind, Juliette will discover the true power a book can have . . .
Critics Review
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An enchanting story made of literary references that would convince anyone to become a reader, even the most reluctant ones.
Avantages
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A delightful novel!
Madame Figaro
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A beautiful tale, wonderfully crazy, for everyone who likes to end a book with a smile on their face.
Lire
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A charming, cheery read crammed with literary references that will delight book lovers and Paris passionnes alike.
France Magazine
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Details
- Author
- Christine Feret-Fleury
- Narrator
- Stephanie Racine
- Duration
- 4 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 October 2019
- ISBN
- 9781509868377
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Narrative theme: sense of place, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Fiction in translation
Synopsis
The Girl Who Reads on the Métro is the French phenomenon by Christine Féret-Fleury ready to charm book-lovers everywhere, for fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and The Elegance of the Hedgehog.When Juliette takes the métro 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. But when, one day, she decides to alight the train a few stops early and meets Soliman – the mysterious owner of the most enchanting bookshop Juliette has ever seen – she is sure her life will never be the same again . . . For Soliman also believes in the power of books to change the course of a life – entrusting his passeurs with the task of giving each book to the person who needs it most – and he thinks Juliette is perfect for the job. And so, leaving her old life behind, Juliette will discover the true power a book can have . . .
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