Nicolas Barreau

Kuinka jaksaa rakastaa menetyksen jälkeen?Lumoava romaani Pariisista, rakkaudesta ja kirjoittamisen parantavasta voimasta.Julien Azouly kirjoittaa rakkausromaaneja. Kun hän menettää vaimonsa traagisesti ja jää yksin pienen poikansa kanssa, Julien ei näe keinoa jatkaa eteenpäin. Yksi asia kuitenkin pitää hänet elämän syrjässä kiinni: lupaus kirjoittaa vaimolle 33 kirjettä, yksi tämän jokaista elinvuotta kohti. Julien piilottaa kirjeet Montmartren hautausmaalle. Sitten ne katoavat. Onko se merkki kuoleman yli kantavasta rakkaudesta? Vai onko lähempänä joku, joka tahtoo Julienin taas muistavan, mikä elämässä on hyvää ja kaunista?Nicolas Barreau (s. 1980) on opiskellut Sorbonnessa historiaa ja romaanisia kieliä. Ennen kirjailijanuraansa hän työskenteli pariisilaisessa kirjakaupassa. Hänen ihastuttavan ranskalaiset teoksensa, kuten Pienten ihmeiden kahvila ja Meillä on aina Pariisi, ovat hurmanneet lukijat yli kahdessakymmenessä maassa.

Rakkaus voittaa aina Viehättävä, lämmin rakkausromaani ujosta opiskelijatytöstä ja taianomaisesta kahvilasta Venetsiassa. Kun täyttymätön rakkaus särkee Nelly Delacourtin sydämen, hän hautaa murheensa kirjoihin. Kuin sattumalta hän löytää isoäidilleen kuuluneesta kirjasta salaperäisen viittauksen Venetsiaan ja sanat Amor Vincit Omnia, rakkaus voittaa kaiken. Selvittääkseen isoäitinsä salaisuuden – ja kenties myös omat sydämenasiansa – Nelly kerää rohkeutensa ja matkustaa Italiaan. Romanttisessa Venetsiassa mitä tahansa voi tapahtua... Nicolas Barreaun uusin teos on suloisenkirpeä kertomus pienistä ihmeistä ja rakkauden voimasta. Nicolas Barreau (s. 1980) on opiskellut Sorbonnessa historiaa ja romaanisia kieliä. Ennen kirjailijanuraansa hän työskenteli pariisilaisessa kirjakaupassa. Hänen teoksiaan on käännetty yli kahdellekymmenelle kielelle.

LOVE LETTERS FROM MONTMARTRE is an ode to love, Paris and empathy from international bestselling author Nicolas Barreau

Dersom Rosalies yndlingsfarge ikke hadde vært blå, ville hun kanskje aldri ha illustrert historien om «Den blå tigeren» og lagt boken i utstillingsvinduet i den lille papirbutikken sin. Hun ville aldri ha truffet litteraturprofessoren med de asurblå øynene som stormet opprørt inn, veltet et postkortstativ og beskyldte henne for å ha stjålet historien hans. Hun ville aldri ha stått overfor et mysterium. Hun ville aldri ha lett etter sannheten. Og hvem vet? Kanskje hadde hun gått glipp av sitt livs lykkeligste øyeblikk.«En perfekt gave til frankofile, og til alle andre som bare vil hygge seg.» Library Journal

Alain Bonnard, the owner of a small art cinema in Paris, is a dyed-in-the-wool nostalgic. In his Cinema Paradis there are no buckets of popcorn, no XXL colas, no Hollywood blockbusters. Alain holds firm to his principles of quality - to show films that bring dreams to life, make people fall in love. And Alain would do anything for his clientele - particularly the mysterious woman in the red coat who, for some time now, has turned up every Wednesday and always sits in row seventeen. What could her story be? Finally one evening Alain plucks up courage to invite the unknown beauty to dinner. But just as the most tender of love stories is getting under way, something happens that turns Alain's life upside down, shoving his little cinema unexpectedly into the public eye. So when the woman in the red coat suddenly vanishes from his life, the cinema owner can't help but wonder if it is more than a coincidence. Taking matters into his own hands, Alain sets off in search of the stranger he has come to love - roll the opening credits for a timeless cinematic romance worthy of the Parisian silver screen!

Alain Bonnard, the owner of a small art cinema in Paris, is a dyed-in-the-wool nostalgic. In his Cin ma Paradis there are no buckets of popcorn, no XXL coca-colas, no Hollywood blockbusters. Not a good business plan if you want to survive, but Alain holds firm to his principles of quality. He wants to show films that create dreams, and he likes most of the people that come to his cinema. Particularly the enchanting, shy woman in the red coat who turns up every Wednesday in row 17. What could her story be? One evening, Alain plucks up courage and invites the unknown beauty to dinner. The most tender of love stories is just getting under way when something incredible happens: The Cin ma Paradis is going to be the location of Allan Woods' new film Tender Memories of Paris. Sol ne Avril, the famous American director's favourite actress, has known the cinema since childhood and has got it into her head that she wants the film to be shot there. Alain is totally overwhelmed when he meets her in person. Suddenly, the little cinema and its owner are the focus of public attention, and the red-plush seats are sold out every evening. But the mystery woman Alain has just fallen in love with seems suddenly to have vanished. Is this just coincidence? In One Evening in Paris by Nicolas Barreau, Alain sets off in search of her and becomes part of a story more delightful than anything the cinema has to offer.

Chocolate möter den fabelaktige Amelie fra Montmarte i denne intelligente, sjarmerende og underholdende europeiske boksensasjonen. Dagen begynner som alle andre lørdager for den vakre parisiske restauranteieren Aurélie Bredin, helt til hun våkner opp i en tom leilighet - og oppdager at kjæresten har stukket av med en annen kvinne. Sønderknust vandrer Aurélie gatelangs i Paris i regnet, helt til hun endelig søker tilflukt i en liten bokhandel på Île Saint-Louis, der hun dras mot en roman av den gåtefulle engelske forfatteren Robert Miller. Hun kjøper den og tar den med hjem, men når hun begynner å lese, blir hun forbløffet: Det er helt utenkelig at Kvinnenes smil handler om restauranten hennes, om henne. Bortsett fra at den gjør det. "La deg fengsle av en virvelstrøm av restauranter, en vakker kokk, knuste hjerter og Kjærlighet på menyen". Marie Claire "Hvem var det som sa det ikke finnes lette, strålende romantiske komedier som ikke er chic lit? MetroAurélies historie er som en sufflé - tilberedt med omhu, utsøkt og luftig. Men du vet hvor forræderske suffleer kan være: Noen ganger detter de sammen helt uten forvarsel. Heldigvis skjer ikke det her, noe som gjør denne romanen til en stor glede å lese. Misforståelsene og hindrene er høyst fornøyelige. Kombinasjonen fungerer". Westdeutscher Rundfunk "en romantisk, flørtende og hyggelig bok fra Paris." Asker biblioteks anbefalinger i Budstikka

The day begins like any other Saturday for beautiful Parisian restaurateur Aurélie Bredin, until she wakes up to find her apartment empty - her boyfriend gone off with another woman. Heartbroken, Aurélie walks the streets of Paris in the rain, finally seeking refuge in a little bookshop in the Île Saint-Louis, where she's drawn to a novel titled The Smiles of Women by obscure English author Robert Miller. She buys it and takes it home, but when she begins to read she's astonished: The Smiles of Women can't possibly be about her restaurant, about her. Except, it is. Flattered and curious to know more, Aurélie attempts to get in touch with the reclusive Mr Miller, but it proves to be a daunting task. His French publishers seem determined to keep his identity secret, and while the Editor-in-Chief André Chabanais is happy to give Aurélie his time, he seems mysteriously unwilling to help her find her author. Is Robert Miller really so shy, or is there something that André isn't telling Aurélie?

Aurélie, som eier sin egen restaurant, har kjærlighetssorg. Helt uten forvarsel har kjæresten gått fra henne. Hun streifer ulykkelig gjennom Paris, og i en bokhandel kommer hun over en roman som beskriver ikke bare restauranten hennes, men også henne selv. Hun vil veldig gjerne treffe forfatteren, men han er fryktelig folkesky, opplyser redaktøren hos det franske forlaget. Men Aurélie gir ikke opp.