Short Synopsis
Heroic bookseller Laurent Letellier comes across an abandoned handbag on a Parisian street. Compelled to find the owner but without even a name to go on, and only a few of her possessions to help him, how is he to find one woman in a city of millions?

Full Synopsis
Heroic bookseller Laurent Letellier comes across an abandoned handbag on a Parisian street. There's nothing in the bag to indicate who it belongs to, although there's all sorts of other things in it. Laurent feels a strong impulse to find the owner and tries to puzzle together who she might be from the contents of the bag. Especially a red notebook with her jottings, which really makes him want to meet her. Without even a name to go on, and only a few of her possessions to help him, how is he to find one woman in a city of millions?

"Elegant, witty, lighthearted—and somehow very French." ---Booklist

"A hymn to la vie Parisienne . . . enjoy it for its fabulistic narrative, and the way it teeters pleasantly on the edge of Gallic whimsy." ---The Guardian

"Laurain's gentle, satirical humor remind this reviewer of Jacques Tati's classic films, and, no, you don't have to know French politics to enjoy this charming novel." ---Library Journal

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