A French bestseller by an Anonymous bookseller. The audiobook, narrated by a dubbing actor and complemented by thoughtfully designed sound design, will help you fully immerse yourself in the story and think: why do we need books?
Vivian can’t stand books. And yet he decides to open a bookstore.
In an old, dusty house hidden deep in a French village, the new owner arranges hundreds of editions on the shelves. But he himself hasn’t read a single page in ten years. Vivian keeps a painful secret, and his plan is crystal clear: sell everything as quickly as possible and disappear.
Only the villagers aren’t about to leave him alone. A kind neighbor, Robert; a lively teenager, Alice; a sensible Marie-Anne; and an entire gallery of rather odd customers, day after day, break through the defenses of the gloomy bookseller. To find a book for the person who needs it desperately, Vivian will have to start reading himself—and face, face to face, his past.
A warm, very funny, and touching story about how books heal the soul, bring people closer, and help build bridges between those whom fate seemed to have separated forever.