She meets new people, learns French, and finally finds an abandoned bookshop in the same square as the picture in her grandmother’s room and decides to open a bookshop of her own in the space.ĭaisy Wood has done a great job of keeping the two timelines separate yet relevant to each other. She is in emotional turmoil, but she decides to experience everything Paris has to offer. She finds out about her husband Kevin’s affair on their last evening in Paris and decides to stay back, instead of flying back to America.

Juliette wants to find that square and feel closer to her deceased grandmother and recently deceased mother. Her maternal grandmother was French, and she had a framed picture of a square in Paris in her bedroom.

Juliette is on a vacation in Paris with her husband. Mathilde joins the resistance, which lands her in trouble, and she has to leave Paris and Jacques behind. He is in love with Mathilde, and they get married at the start of the war. He fulfills his dream and opens La Page Cachèe. Jacques Duval is a simple man living in Paris who loves books and dreams of opening his own bookshop. The first timeline is set in Paris during World War II, and the second is set in 2022 Paris. The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris has two timelines that run parallel. I am immensely interested in anything historical which was the main draw of this book for me. The book is a historical fiction set during the World War II Nazi Occupation of France in Paris. You can grab a copy by clicking the button below.I received a copy of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood from NetGalley. Overall it was a charming read and I’d definitely recommend it if you need a little Paris, romance and books about books in your life! Plus it is set before and during Christmas so it’s a great holiday read. Personally I would have preferred shorter chapters to mark those passing of days and change of locations. I didn’t love how many scene changes happened within each chapter, and found it jarring at times. It was cheesy in parts and a little predictable, but I enjoyed following our leading lady as she explored Paris, navigated new relationships, juggled a long-distance love, and found herself and her place in the world. Was it believable that a bookshop owner would leave their store in the hands of someone they’d never met in person, on a whim? No. I love books, I love Paris, so of course I had to read this one. Thank you to Harlequin and NetGalley for gifting me a review copy of Little Bookshop on the Seine by Rebecca Raisin.

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