The Little Village of Book Lovers: A Novel
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In Nina George’s New York Times bestseller The Little Paris Bookshop, beloved literary apothecary Jean Perdu is inspired to create a floating bookstore after reading a seminal 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, begin 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 there are always books that 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?
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Nina George. (2023). The Little Village of Book Lovers: A Novel. Random House Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Nina George. 2023. The Little Village of Book Lovers: A Novel. Random House Publishing Group.
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- A young woman with the extraordinary power to bring soulmates together searches for her own true love in this tender, lyrical standalone novel inspired by the “bona fide international hit” (The New York Times Book Review) The Little Paris Bookshop
In Nina George’s New York Times bestseller The Little Paris Bookshop, beloved literary apothecary Jean Perdu is inspired to create a floating bookstore after reading a seminal 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, begin 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 there are always books that 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? - reviews
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May 15, 2023
George offers an appealing companion piece to The Little Paris Bookshop, featuring a bookseller in the South of France with a magical ability. Marie-Jeanne Claudel, an orphan, is adopted as an infant in 1958 by Elsa Malbec and Francis Meurienne, a middle-aged couple in Nyons. At nine, Marie-Jeanne notices a glow on her friends Loulou and Luca and realizes it’s because they love each other, though they’re oblivious and constantly bicker. Then, over Elsa’s objections, after Marie-Jeanne turns 10, she helps Francis launch the Philis Mobile Library, delivering books throughout the week to nearby towns. George then fast-forwards to the 1980s, with Marie-Jeanne running her own bookstore, Lumières du Sud, a few hours from Nyons, which becomes a place where people meet and fall in love, thanks to a nudge from Marie-Jeanne. A parallel narrative follows Elsa and Francis, who finally discover passion after joining a book group together when Marie-Jeanne is a teen, and Loulou and Luca, now married, whose twin daughters also adore books. The prose is simplistic (young Marie-Jeanne initially finds Waiting for Godot “rude,” but eventually realizes, “books sometimes don’t say what they say but instead contain a hidden message”). Still, George convincingly portrays her characters’ emotions, particularly the lovesick Francis. The result is a bit more straightforward than the books Marie-Jeanne comes to love, but charming nonetheless. Agent: Cecile Barendsma, Cecile B. Literary.
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A young woman in a rural French village acts as a matchmaker, but she worries she will never find love of her own. Marie-Jeanne has possessed a special gift since her earliest days: She is able to detect a certain light that shines from people who have been touched by love. As a child, Marie-Jeanne was surprised to discover that others were unable to see that same light. When her foster father, Francis, hatches the idea of starting a mobile book library, Marie-Jeanne is thrilled by the idea of encountering more people and increasing her understanding of the mysterious glow. Francis takes the necessary steps to launch his mobile lending library and begins bringing new reading material to different villagers throughout Nyons, France. The "bookabus," as the traveling library becomes known, grows quickly in popularity, and Marie-Jeanne travels along, delivering books as Francis' assistant. As she sees that unusual glow coming from so many of the people she meets, she realizes the light shines more brightly when a person's true love is near. Using a combination of her gift and lessons from books featured throughout the story, she is able to unite one pair of lovers after another. Unfortunately, her own light fails to shine, and she becomes increasingly concerned that she will never find her own match. Told from the perspective of Love itself--similar to the way The Book Thief is narrated by Death--the novel is brimming with magic. Love is wise and enigmatic, frustrating Marie-Jeanne by refusing to reveal certain information. Also making cameos are other metaphysical elements such as Logic and Fate. A loquacious olive tree serves as a mentor to Marie-Jeanne, doling out advice about the nature of love and meaning of life. Full of allegory and mysticism, the book often feels more like a poem than a novel. Though she mentions a few dates, author George limits the inclusion of modern inventions, creating a sense that the story takes place outside time. The plot moves slowly, with significantly more focus on concepts and emotions than action. What the story lacks in plot, however, it makes up in nuanced and enchanting introspection about love and books. An elegantly crafted, unhurried examination of the enthralling and elusive nature of love.COPYRIGHT(2023) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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In a tiny French village in the 1960s, tradition reigns: men are stoic providers, and women are homemakers in need of protection. Life proceeds in well-worn ruts until a clever librarian reveals more about the world, choosing precisely the right novel for each villager. Reading becomes a kind of game, the men betting that they can finish the thickest book, and romance novel recommendations circulating fast among the women. Books can't control an entire village's destiny, but it's delightful to see their influence trickle down through the population. This spin-off of George's beloved The Little Paris Bookshop (2015)--this is the book within that one--is narrated by omniscient and powerful representations of abstract concepts, with Love, Pride, and Fate all weighing in, and this creative framing adds to its considerable charm. George pays particular attention to the romantic potential of the everyday--those mundane events that can spark new feelings in anyone hoping for a chance at love. Fans of Jan Karon, Lucinda Riley, and Lia Louis will adore George's latest exploration of life, love, and destiny.COPYRIGHT(2023) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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“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.
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