The Paris Bookseller – Kerri Maher

The cover of this book of historical fiction/fact has the phrase: “a love letter to bookstores and libraries” – enough said!  This is the story of Sylvia Beach, an American who opens an English language bookstore in Paris in 1920, called Shakespeare And Company. Ms. Beach acquires fame and notoriety by publishing James Joyce’s Ulysses in 1922. Insight into her motivations and candid descriptions of the many writers who frequent her store makes this a treasure to read.