Cossé, Laurence. (2010). A novel bookstore (translated from the French by Alison Anderson). NY : Europa Editions.
Looking through NEW books to select those that should be made 28-day books, I found this one; its cover reminded me of Elegance of the Hedgehog (which I left as NEW, out of sentiment).
Kirkus: The book's real strength is its romances—of both the bookish and human varieties. In attention to matters of the heart the story is redeemed, delivering a touché where its original thrust misses the mark. A literary idyll preselected for bookworms and bibliophiles.
Booklist Reviews: Wry, sly, and coyly seditious, Cossé's piquant satire is a subtly wrought manifesto against blatant consumer manipulation and media malfeasance.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
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