Good books about Paris according to a local bookseller

Good books about Paris according to a local bookseller

Hello everyone!

This week it's Penelope Fletcher, who runs The Red Wheelbarrow Bookshop in Paris.

If you want to find the shop, it's at 9 Rue de Médicis, 75006.

Here are all the books that Penelope mentioned, in order:

Books for adults

Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa'xaid, by Cecil Paul.

A Moveable Feast, by Ernest Hemingway.

Selected Letters, by Madame De Sevigne.
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, by Gertrude Stein.

The Flight Portfolio, by Julie Orringer.

Almost French, by Sarah Turnbull.

Circe, by Madeline Miller.

Walking on the Ceiling, by Aysegül Savas.

Demystifying the French, by Janet Hulstrand.

Books for children

Paris Chien, Adventures of an Expat Dog, by Jackie Clark.

Marielle in Paris, by Maxine Schur.

I'm sure you can find these and more at The Red Wheelbarrow. Check out the site here.

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