FRANCE - The Little Paris Bookshop - Nina George | Brunch at Cafe de Paris

Monsieur Perdu can prescribe the perfect book for a broken heart. But can he fix his own?

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 can't seem to heal through literature is himself; he's 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 country’s 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 people's lives.

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I have been trying for a while now to find a story about France/Paris that isn't connected to war. I finally found what looks to be a very charming, feel good, Maurice Chevalier style homage to the city of love... and, I suggest brunch at one of the absolute BEST French cafe's in the city. This place has the FLAKIEST, BUTTERYEST, SOFTEST croissants I've eaten outside of Paris. It will be a nice way to gather before the holidays. (I hope the date works for everyone. I will be in London the week before, and the weeks after are both holidays.)