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NATIONAL BESTSELLER A missing person, a grieving family, a curious clue: a half-finished manuscript set in Paris Once a week, I chase men who are not my husband. . . . When eccentric novelist Robert Eady abruptly vanishes, he leaves behind his wife, Leah, their daughters, and, hidden in an unexpected spot, plane tickets to Paris. Hoping to uncover clues--and her husband--Leah sets off for France with her girls. Upon their arrival, she discovers an unfinished manuscript, one Robert had been writing without her knowledge . . . and that he had set in Paris. The Eady girls follow the path of the manuscript to a small, floundering English-language bookstore whose weary proprietor is eager to sell. Leah finds herself accepting the offer on the spot. As the family settles into their new Parisian life, they trace the literary paths of some beloved Parisian classics, including Madeline and The Red Balloon, hoping more clues arise. But a series of startling discoveries forces Leah to consider that she may not be ready for what solving this mystery might do to her family--and the Paris she thought she knew. Charming, haunting, and triumphant, Paris by the Book follows one woman's journey as she writes her own story, exploring the power of family and the magic that hides within the pages of a book.
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Was hoping for something edgier, based on reviews. Finished only because I was mildly curious about whether the husband would ever turn up again.
It's been a long time since I stayed up late to finish a book, but I did tonight. The story is charming–I bet there's a movie to be made of this one–and the writing fresh. As a reader and writer, I loved the setting in a bookstore, and that the store is in Paris makes it all the better.
It has everything I love...books, relationships, Paris...and I liked it, but I didn't love it.
It started out fantastically.
That's really all I can say without telling you too much about the story.
I'm glad I read it. I'm just sad the plot didn't move in the direction that I like.