Welcome to Litsy!

An editor on holiday in a small Breton town visits a library of rejected manuscripts where she finds an MS attributed to the deceased owner of the local pizzeria which she thinks might be worth publishing. It becomes a literary sensation but some are sceptical about the authorship.

A gentle book about the French literary world (many of the names dropped were just names to me) and the effects of fame on the celebrity's nearest & dearest. Lovely.

Readers always find themselves in a book, in one way or another. Reading is a completely egotistical pleasure. Unconsciously we expect books to speak to us. An author can write the most far-fetched or implausible story ever, but there will still be readers who will say: “I don‘t believe it: you wrote the story of my life!”

The Mystery of Henri Pick, really enjoyed the story, would like to see how it gets translated onto the screen

Thanks @KateReadsYA for doing this.....Litsy is a special place.

Make a great day everyone 😊

1. I don't know that I had any great achievements or challenges - just getting through another pandemic year with a positive attitude (an achievement and challenge?)
2. Tagged book - loved this so much
3. same as always - peace and joy for everyone (whatever that means for you)

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs Thanks for the tag @La_Cori

tagging @Batsy and @bookworm54

Make a great day everyone - 🙂

My favorite book read of the year - I love that you never know the whole story (the novel written by Pick) yet it seems to play out (from what we do know ) in several characters lives, love that the wives can see themselves in Pick's book, love the story/mystery behind the writing of Picks novel, love the characters - highly recommend this book!

Finished 2/2 for #NovelNovember @Andrew65

All my holds came in the past couple of weeks. Will try to get a few done before #WinterGames2021 so I can start my #TBR holiday themed list🌲
Make a great day everyone.

I enjoyed this quirky French novel, translated into English under the Walter Presents banner

#12Booksof2020 @Andrew65

I read this one very slowly mostly because I wanted to savour it. It is delightfully meta in that the story centers around a manuscript discovered by an acquiring editor in a library for rejected manuscripts. It is, by turns, dryly, darkly funny and bittersweet. An homage to novelists, the publishing industry, and the fundamental human desire to be loved. Highly recommended.

Charming and funny, this was one of my more enjoyable reads of the year. Foenkinos packs a lot into a small book, diving deeper into the quirky cast of characters than you‘d expect. Definitely an under-the-radar pick for that person on your gift list that‘s read everything!

One of the two library books for my #NovelNovember goal

This book is full of quirky little gems like this one. I love it.

Picked up these two mysteries today at Barnes and Noble 👍🏼

An amusing little novel that takes a light-hearted poo at the French literary establishment while also exploring the relationship between books and readers, and how books can change your life. Full of gentle humour, I enjoyed reading this delightful little book.

First square of #BookSpinBingo crossed off.

@TheAromaofBooks

#3Books #IPlanToReadThisMonth are:

The Mystery of Henri Pick, for next week‘s book club

The Shadow King for book club in early October

Bad to the Bone because I like to have at least one crime novel on the go.

@OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#staycationintimeswap

Lots of ideas here to transport you somewhere cool ( or hot !) this summer!

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/20/the-great-escape-50-brilliant-book...

Just cracking into this one on Nook.

#ReadingEurope2020 #France ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In a library dedicated to unpublished books hides a hidden masterpiece, the author, now deceased, was a reticent and hardworking pizzeria owner has written a beautiful book ‘The Last Hours of a Love Affair‘, no one could predict the turmoil and repercussions it creates once it was discovered.

Sorry I‘ve been away for a while, dealing with “stuff”.

The Mystery Of Henri Pick is a gentle novel, no violence or fanged, just the mystery of who has written an unpublished literary masterpiece, The Last Hours of a Love Affair that has been found in a local library.

It exudes a deep love of books and of the process of writing with the emotional toll it takes on authors. It‘s also about love, life and finding happiness, all set in a small town in France.

perfect escapism and a warm hug of a read.