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Bookseller Laurent Letellier stumbles upon an abandoned handbag in the streets of Paris. Inside, despite the lack of a name or obvious link, are items that hint at a woman's life—especially a red notebook with personal jottings that capture his curiosity. Without a clear address or the owner's identity, Laurent sets out to piece together clues from the handbag to track down this stranger. Amid the city's crowded avenues, he must use his intuition and the clues within the red notebook to find the woman whose absence left a lingering mystery. The novel follows Laurent’s quiet, determined search and the quiet interludes of a city that feels vast and intimate all at once.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Antoine Laurain
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