Era la Parigi del 1940 e Jacques e Mathilde stavano vivendo gli orrori della guerra. I tedeschi avevano occupato la città e nessuno era al sicuro. Jacques aveva deciso di continuare a gestire la sua amata piccola libreria - La Page Cachée - mentre Mathilde lavorava nella vicina galleria d'arte. Mentre il pericolo si avvicinava, Jacques salutò Mathilde, promettendo di incontrarsi in un piccolo posto nel giorno del loro anniversario di matrimonio ogni anno. Mathilde sarebbe stata al sicuro e Jacqu...

“I’ve lived a whole life and now I’ve been given the chance of another. Isn’t that just extraordinary?”When we look at life this way, it becomes present moment living at its best. And, when we are faced with challenging circumstances, how can we maintain an upbeat attitude?This is a story about some extraordinary people and a bookshop. But not just any bookshop. One in Paris. Who wouldn’t be attracted to a story that features a bookshop and Paris?The novel is told in dual timelines. One timeline...

3.5 stars…enjoyed the story but felt it was very similar to another well known historical fiction novel. But an enjoyable read with lovely characters and ties to the past.

3.5 stars

3.5 / 4 star ratingI have to say that I was very disappointed in this book. I've heard so many good things about it and maybe it's just me, but I was getting confused with all the characters & names mainly in the present timeline of 2022. I usually really enjoy duel timeline stories but this one fell short and honestly I couldn't wait to get done.The past in 1941-1945 was fantastic!!! It tells the story of Jacques & Mathilda Duval. They were married at the beginning of WW2 and very much ...

When I first picked this up I thought , not another WW2 story but once I got started I found myself involved in the dual storylines. One is current about Juliette, an American on holiday in Paris with her husband who she’s just discovered is having an affair. As her children are adults she decides to stay on in Paris when her husband returns home. The historical timeline is set in Paris during WW2 and follows Jacques and his wife Mathilde. Jacques runs a bookshop and both become involved in the ...

The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood
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I absolutely loved the story, the characters and everything about a bookstore. The story goes back and forth between 1940 and the present day in France. It’s all about a broken marriage, healing, romance and well researched history.

What fun to bring a bookstore from WWII back to life. Juliette and her husband’s trip to Paris ended in their separation, but it turned out to be a new start for Juliette.Juliette needed a place to stay and found an apartment above a bookstore and decided to restore the bookstore even though a friend’s grandmother ZiZi who is 97 told her to not dig up the past.Could this be the same apartment and bookstore that Jacques had owned during WWII? Yes it is…Jacques and his wife lived in that very apar...

Jacques and Mathilde have only been married a short time when the Germans invaded Paris. Jacques owns a bookshop called La Page Cachée and Mathilde works at a museum. The war drags on, Mathilde loses her job, and Jacques still earns a living selling novels, guidebooks and postcards.The couple live in an apartment a couple of floors above the bookshop, under the close scrutiny of Madame Bourdain and they don’t know if they can trust her? Mathilde finds living under German occupation difficult, th...

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Many thanks to Netgalley and the Publishers for this opportunity.This is a beautiful read that is set in two time zones of 1940 after the invasion of France and present day with Juliette and husband Kevin. Present day, Juliette at long last has managed to get Kevin to Paris, the money for this trip has come from her mother's estate. Juliette is in her element however, sadly, Kevin doesn't share...