The Fantastic Literary Pharmacy of Monsieur Perdu

From Nina George, bestselling author of The Magic Bookshop in Paris , The Fantastic Literary Pharmacy of Monsieur Perdu is proof of the healing power of books and how life's encounters—whether with people or books—can transform us forever.

Three years have passed since bookseller Jean Perdu abandoned his bookstore—the Literary Pharmacy—and embarked on a romantic adventure with sculptor Catherine in Provence. However, something still bothers him; his life doesn't seem quite right.

Enter José Saramago: Nobel Prize winner for Literature, one of the most important Portuguese authors of all time, and once a visitor to the pharmacie littéraire on a particularly hot Parisian summer day. During the visit to the boat-bookstore, Perdu suggested that Saramago write a third book after Blindness and Lucidity : Daydream . And lo and behold, years after the writer's death, Perdu receives this manuscript as a gift! But there's one condition for Perdu opening the gift: he can only read the unpublished book if Saramago fulfills Saramago's dying wish, which throws the literary pharmacist's life into a major twist.

So, shortly after his 55th birthday, encouraged by his friends, Monsieur Perdu reclaims his beloved barge and sets off on a journey alongside writer Max Jordan through the French canals to Paris. But the paths are never straight, the trails never follow the expected path, and it doesn't take long for Monsieur Perdu's boat-bookstore to become an ark where people, animals, and books meet and are transformed forever. And this great adventure that is life holds a new beginning for each of them—including Monsieur Perdu himself.

Monsieur Perdu's fantastic literary pharmacy is the sequel to the bestselling The Magic Bookshop of Paris . A book for book lovers who believe in the healing power of literature and the encounters life offers us.

“A welcoming book for lovers of literature and books.” - Frankfurter Rundschau

"This sequel to the bestselling The Magic Bookshop is packed with wisdom. And it will make you want to discover many more great books." - Freundin