The Paris Bookseller
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Kerri Maher
'A vivid evocation of the famous female-owned Parisian bookshop... Kerri Maher writes a love letter to books, bookstores and booklovers everywhere' Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network'I was completely enthralled' Natasha Lester, author of The Paris SecretThe captivating story of a trailblazing young woman who fought against incredible odds to bring one of the most important books of the twentieth century to the world. For readers of The Paris Library, The Age of Light and The Paris Wife.PARIS, 1919.Young, bookish Sylvia Beach knows there is no greater city in the world than Paris. But when she opens an English-language bookshop on the bohemian Left Bank, Sylvia can't yet know she is making history.Many leading writers of the day, from Ernest Hemingway to Gertrude Stein, consider Shakespeare and Company a second home. Here some of the most profound literary friendships blossom - and none more so than between James Joyce and Sylvia herself.When Joyce's controversial novel Ulysses is banned, Sylvia determines to publish it through Shakespeare and Company. But the success and notoriety of publishing the most infamous book of the century comes at deep personal cost as Sylvia risks ruin, reputation and her heart in the name of the life-changing power of books...---'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'Lulls you into an interwar Parisian dream where love - be it romantic, friendly or even for a book - can be found on a quirky little street in the 6th' Kaia Alderson, author of Sisters in Arms
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Author
Kerri Maher
Pages
336
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Published Date
2022-01-25
ISBN
1472290771 9781472290779
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"Enjoyed this origin story of Shakespeare and Company, an American bookstore in Paris, but mostly the story of the proprietor, Sylvia Beach. An amazing period of world events, literature, literary artists, and past attempts to ban books (which is instructive today)."
Jackie Davidson
"This is a good historical fiction that I enjoyed as a booklover. I found it interesting reading about this bookseller, Sylvia Beach, who's an American that loves and lives in Paris and opens her own bookstore, Shakespeare and Company. <br/>Shakespeare and Company become more than just a bookstore, also a lending library and a place that book lovers come to talk and where writers write. It becomes a place that a lot of famous writers go to like Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce who wrote Ulysses and Sylvia Beach helps Joyce to publish Ulysses. This bookstore is like a second home for people in Paris during the Depression.<br/>This follows Sylvia Beach and her life of wanting to be a writer, buying and opening a bookstore, her ups and downs with her family, and her personal life. It's an enlightening read about Shakespeare and Co and Sylvia Beach and changing the course of literature itself.<br/>If you're a historical fiction lover or a book lover, then make sure to check this one out. I would say a few things for content or trigger warning of depression, marriage infidelity, suicide, and death.<br/>Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for letting me read and review this book. All opinions are my own."
Annette W
