The little village of book lovers / Nina George ; translated by Simon Pare.

By: George, Nina, 1973- [author.]Contributor(s): Pare, Simon [translator.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: [London] : Michael Joseph, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: x, 263 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780241436615; 0241436613Other title: Little French village of book loversSubject(s): Friendship -- Fiction | Books and reading -- Fiction | Booksellers and bookselling -- Fiction | Traveling libraries -- Fiction | Bookmobiles -- Fiction | Love -- Fiction | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction | Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Fiction | France -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Romance fiction. Summary: In a small town in balmy Provence, a dazzling encounter with Love itself changes the life of 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 their faces and hands that shimmer more brightly when the one meant for them is near. Before long, Marie-Jeanne is playing matchmaker in her village. As she grows up, Marie-Jeanne helps her foster father, Francis, set up a mobile library that travels through the many small mountain towns in the region of Nyons. Their library will offer entertainment, guidance, reassurance and comfort - balm for the heartbroken and lonely.
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Translated from the German.

In a small town in balmy Provence, a dazzling encounter with Love itself changes the life of 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 their faces and hands that shimmer more brightly when the one meant for them is near. Before long, Marie-Jeanne is playing matchmaker in her village. As she grows up, Marie-Jeanne helps her foster father, Francis, set up a mobile library that travels through the many small mountain towns in the region of Nyons. Their library will offer entertainment, guidance, reassurance and comfort - balm for the heartbroken and lonely.

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