The Paris Bookshop Secret

How far will they go to find their story?

When Alexis meets Maeve – a reclusive woman in her eighties– they feel an unexpected and beautiful kinship. Alexis is embracing nomad life after burning out as a big-shot editor. And Maeve is mourning her glory days as a bestselling author.

Their friendship inspires Maeve to write again. Her last novel pours out of her - a story of love and heartbreak, centred around a bookshop in 1950s Paris.

But the line between fact and fiction is as fine as a whisper, and the novel unfurls a long-buried mystery, one that has haunted Maeve’s existence.

And will reverberate into the lives of both women, decades later…

Utterly compelling
Heidi Swain on The Story Collector

About Iris Costello

Iris Costello is the pseudonym of bestselling author, Nuala Ellwood. She has a BA Hons degree in Sociology from Durham University and a Master's in Creative Writing from York St John University where she is a visiting lecturer. She is the author of seven highly acclaimed novels, the most recent of which was The Secrets of Rochester Place. The Story Collector is her eighth book.
Details
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781405974615
  • Length: 336 pages
  • Price: £9.99
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