The Lost Manuscript

The Lost Manuscript
Cathy Bonidan
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Paperback
h208 x 135mm - 288pg
10 May 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781250830166
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Sometimes a book has the power to change your life. When Anne-Lise Briard books a room at the Beau Rivage Hotel for her vacation in Brittany, she has no idea this trip will start her on the path to unearthing a mystery. In search of something to read, she opens up her bedside table drawer in her hotel room, and inside she finds an abandoned manuscript. Halfway through the pages, an address is written. She sends pages to the address, in hopes of potentially hearing a response from the unknown author. But not before she reads the story and falls in love with it. The response, which she receives a few days later, astonishes her. Not only does the author write back, but he confesses that he lost the manuscript 30 years prior on a flight to Montreal. And then he reveals something even more shocking - that he was not the author of the second half of the book. Anne-Lise can' t rest until she discovers who this second mystery author is, and in doing so tracks down every person who has held this manuscript in their hands. Through the letters exchanged by the people whose lives the manuscript has touched along the way, she discovers long-lost love stories and intimate secrets. Romances blossom and new friends are made. Everyone' s lives are made better by this book-and isn' t that the point of reading? And finally, with a plot twist you don' t see coming, she uncovers the astonishing identity of the author who finished the story.
Praise for The Lost Manuscript: The epistolary form allows Bonidan to incorporate myriad emotional love stories, resulting in a sweeping, heart-tugging romance. Readers will be thrilled. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)The Lost Manuscript is first and foremost a love letter to literature and readers. Eternally hopeful, this buoyant epistolary novel is refreshingly devoid of cynicism and instead celebrates the ways in which books can enrich our lives and foster connection. -- BookPageA delightful literary puzzle, as addictive as a thriller, as moving as a confession. Yes, one book can change the life of several people: turn the first page of this novel and you will be convinced!-- Christine Feret-Fleury, author of The Girl Who Reads on the Metro In this wonderful epistolary novel, a woman finds a long-lost manuscript, searches for the author and sets in motion a beguiling story about love, literature and community. What more could a reader want? Toss in a few gorgeous French villages to add to the charm. Et voila. Literary joy. --Ellen Sussman, author of the New York Times bestselling novel, French Lessons Dear reader, The Lost Manuscript is a love letter to letters, to love, to the love of reading and the belief that a book can change a life--or in this case, many, and possibly yours. It' s hard not to disappear into this book--and if you do, tell your friends they can find you at the Beau Rivage Hotel, in the wonderfully well-appointed room 128. Bon voyage! -- Liam Callanan, author of Paris by the Book When Anne-Lise Briard finds an abandoned manuscript in a hotel nightstand, it sets off a chain of events that connects a lively cast of characters as, one by one, they are transformed by the spellbinding novel. Told entirely in letters--and the occasional email--The Lost Manuscript celebrates the unique ability of books to unite strangers and to enrich lives. As charming as it is inventive, this clever novel is an absolute delight to read. --Amy Meyerson, author of the internationally bestselling novel, The Bookshop of Yesterdays
CATHY BONIDAN works as a teacher in Vannes and has been writing since the age of 14. Her debut novel, The Perfume of Hellebore Rose, won 11 literary awards in France.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781250830166
Published: 10 May 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Saint Martin's Griffin (US)
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 208mm
Width: 135mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 288

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