{"product_id":"sanmartin-fenollera-n-awakening-of-miss-prim-9780349139517","title":"Sanmartin Fenollera N Awakening of Miss Prim","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A beautifully written novel. Its characters are brought to life so eloquently, and the blossoming of Miss Prim is so complete: she learns the value in life and love that has been lost in our modern-day hustle. An exquisite book and a joy to read'' Deborah Rodriguez, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Coffee Shop of Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this #1 international bestseller, a young woman leaves everything behind to work as a librarian in a remote French village: a delightful tale of love, literature, philosophy and the search for happiness. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrudencia Prim is a young woman of intelligence and achievement, with a deep knowledge of literature and several letters after her name. But when she accepts the post of private librarian in the village of San Ireneo de Arnois, she is unprepared for what she encounters there. Her employer, a book-loving intellectual, is dashing yet contrarian, always ready with a critique of her cherished Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott. The neighbours, too, are capable of charm and eccentricity in equal measure, determined as they are to preserve their singular little community from the modern world outside. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrudencia hoped for friendship in San Ireneo but she didn''t suspect that she might find love - nor that the course of her new life would run quite so rocky, would offer challenge and heartache as well as joy, discovery and fireside debate. \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening of Miss Prim\u003c\/i\u003e is a distinctive and delightfully entertaining tale of literature, philosophy and the search for happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heart-warming and sweet story of small-town life and self-discovery\u003c\/b\u003e * Vanessa Greene, author of The Vintage Teacup Club *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exquisitely delicate, distinctive and inspiring story\u003c\/b\u003e that will leave your heart undone, open to the beauty of the little things in life * Elle Spain *\u003cbr\u003eReaders who loved Joanne Harris's \u003ci\u003eChocolat\u003c\/i\u003e, Jessica Brockmole's\u003ci\u003e Letters from Skye\u003c\/i\u003e or Gabrielle Zevin's \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Works of AJ Fikry\u003c\/i\u003e will be charmed by the blossoming of Miss Prim. \u003cb\u003eAlready a bestseller in Europe, this charming and intelligent debut novel is certain to be a hit with book groups. Highly recommended\u003c\/b\u003e * US Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eA book that gives you a warm glow and lets you escape . . . a thought-provoking read full of beauty and the simplicity of everyday life * Lady *\u003cbr\u003eA beautifully written novel. Its characters are brought to life so eloquently, and the blossoming of Miss Prim is so complete: she learns the value in life and love that has been lost in our modern-day hustle. \u003cb\u003eAn exquisite book and a joy to read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Deborah Rodriguez, top-ten bestselling author of The Coffee Shop of Kabul\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eheartwarming, sweet\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003estory of small-town life and self-discovery -- Vanessa Greene, author of The Vintage Teacup Club\u003cbr\u003eAn exquisitely delicate, distinctive and inspiring story that will leave your heart undone, open to the beauty of the little things in life * Elle magazine Spain *\u003cbr\u003eReaders who loved \u003cb\u003eJoanne Harris's \u003ci\u003eChocolat\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewill be charmed by the blossoming of Miss Prim. Already a bestseller in Europe, this charming and intelligent debut novel is \u003cb\u003ecertain to be a hit with book groups. Highly recommended\u003c\/b\u003e * Library Journal *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733656023383,"sku":"9780349139517","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349139517.jpg?v=1720001056","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sanmartin-fenollera-n-awakening-of-miss-prim-9780349139517","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}