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Rosalie
Laurant owns a little stationery shop called “Luna Luna” in St.Germain. She
struggled a bit finding her path, but now she has quite a beautiful life: her
own business (she’s famous for her hand made “wishing cards”), Renè, her health
lover boyfriend and William Morris, her dog. What it seemed a day like any
other, an old and grumpy man enters her shop: he’s Max Marchais, a famous
author of children’s books and, after seeing Rosalie’s hand painted cards, asks
her to illustrate his last book. Of course Rosalie accepts and the book
is a success!
Robert
Sherman is an New York based English professor…he’s also the founder’s son of a
famous law firm, Sherman & Son. Everybody is insisting that Robert should
quit teaching and start practising law, so he takes a trip to Paris (his
mother’s favourite city) in order to clear his mind. There, in a little shop,
Robert finds a children’s book identical to a story (created specifically for him) that his mother used to tell him when he was little. How was it
possible that the same story has been written by a French author?
Trying
to find an answer to the question, Robert and Rosalie’s lives are about to
intertwine and, eventually, they will uncover the incredible truth behind
the book.
This was a more mature novel by
Nicolas Barreau…the elements are the same: a mistery, characters owners of pets
with uncommon names and Paris. But in this novel the plot was more clear and
straightforward, with few elements and characters with well delineated
personalities. The reading was fun and full of surprises.
This novel reminds me a bit of the
movie The Bridges of Madison County, if
you read it and saw the movie, you know
what I mean.
Long story short, “Paris is always a good idea” is a beautiful novel, probably the best after “The ingredients of Love”. I liked Rosalie’s character a lot, she’s a dreamer, has a lot of faith in people and has the interesting tradition of climbing the Eiffel Tower every year during her birthday and throw a card with her wish from up there.
Long story short, “Paris is always a good idea” is a beautiful novel, probably the best after “The ingredients of Love”. I liked Rosalie’s character a lot, she’s a dreamer, has a lot of faith in people and has the interesting tradition of climbing the Eiffel Tower every year during her birthday and throw a card with her wish from up there.
My vote: 9/10
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