The Paris Bookshop for the Broken-Hearted
Reviewed By Janet Mawdesley February 4, 2025
Author Rebecca Raisin
Distributor: Amazon UK
ISBN: 9781835335208
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Release Date: february 2025
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Rebecca Raisin has created another thoroughly enjoyable, gentle romance set in Paris in The Paris Bookshop for the Broken hearted as Coco, a woman who plans her life with almost military precision, finds her world imploding in the worst possible way.
Returning home to Montparnasse, with her thirteen-year-old daughter, she is mired deep in gloom, still reeling from the shock of losing not only her business, but her money as well; she is barely able to cope with the angst of Eloise and that they will be once again living with her parents in a far to small apartment.
Arriving at Gare du Norde, she is struggling with luggage and the crowds of people. When a good looking man gets into a side step shuffle with her, she loses her balance, he supports her and as their eyes lock, there is a positive sizzle in the air. Madness she thinks, but maybe Coupe de foudre, love at first sight.
Weeks pass, and with her confidence at an all-time low, she discovers a bookshop up a little side street with a very catchy title. Clever marketing, she thinks and ventures inside, into a world of far more than just a bookshop; a world full of vibrant colours, delicious food, a chaotic display of books covering every surface, comfortable chairs and Valerie, the owner of the bookshop.
Who should come into the bookshop while she is enjoying a chat with Valerie, but her rescuer, not once but twice, the very rude Henri, a man who seems to be very comfortable there. And so begins the next chapter in Coco’s life as a seller of books and so much more than she ever expected.
The Paris Bookshop for the Broken Hearted charms with warmth, wit, fun and tragedy as Coco, Henri, Valerie and the teenage terrible Eloise, all begin again in the beauty and romance that is Paris.
Highly recommended and absolutely perfect for escaping the everyday world.