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The Mystery of Henri Pick
The Mystery of Henri Pick | David Foenkinos
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The delightful first title in a new collaboration with Channel 4's Walter Presents: a fast-paced comic mystery enriched by a deep love of books In the small town of Crozon in Brittany, a library houses manuscripts that were rejected for publication: the faded dreams of aspiring writers. Visiting while on holiday, young editor Delphine Despero is thrilled to discover a novel so powerful that she feels compelled to bring it back to Paris to publish it. The book is a sensation, prompting fevered interest in the identity of its author - apparently one Henri Pick, a now-deceased pizza chef from Crozon. Sceptics cry that the whole thing is a hoax: how could this man have written such a masterpiece? An obstinate journalist, Jean-Michel Rouche, heads to Brittany to investigate. By turns farcical and moving, The Mystery of Henri Pick is a fast-paced comic mystery enriched by a deep love of books - and of the authors who write them.
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rwmg
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bthegood Henri Pick is a book I recommend to people - it has stayed with me for years - I'm glad you enjoyed it! 2y
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rwmg
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Pickpick

An editor on holiday in a small Breton town visits a library of rejected manuscripts where she finds an MS attributed to the deceased owner of the local pizzeria which she thinks might be worth publishing. It becomes a literary sensation but some are sceptical about the authorship.

A gentle book about the French literary world (many of the names dropped were just names to me) and the effects of fame on the celebrity's nearest & dearest. Lovely.

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rwmg
The Mystery of Henri Pick | David Foenkinos

Readers always find themselves in a book, in one way or another. Reading is a completely egotistical pleasure. Unconsciously we expect books to speak to us. An author can write the most far-fetched or implausible story ever, but there will still be readers who will say: “I don‘t believe it: you wrote the story of my life!”

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rwmg
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bthegood This is one of my favorite stories - looking forward to your take on it - 2y
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bthegood
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The Mystery of Henri Pick, really enjoyed the story, would like to see how it gets translated onto the screen

Thanks @KateReadsYA for doing this.....Litsy is a special place.

Make a great day everyone 😊

KateReadsYA The books sounds amazing! They should make this into a Movie I agree with you. Thanks for sharing 🥰 3y
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bthegood
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1. I don't know that I had any great achievements or challenges - just getting through another pandemic year with a positive attitude (an achievement and challenge?)
2. Tagged book - loved this so much
3. same as always - peace and joy for everyone (whatever that means for you)

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs Thanks for the tag @La_Cori

tagging @Batsy and @bookworm54

Make a great day everyone - 🙂

Eggs Thanks for playing 🥳📚👏🏻 3y
batsy Thank you for the tag. The tagged book is one I'm interested in! :) 3y
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bthegood
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My favorite book read of the year - I love that you never know the whole story (the novel written by Pick) yet it seems to play out (from what we do know ) in several characters lives, love that the wives can see themselves in Pick's book, love the story/mystery behind the writing of Picks novel, love the characters - highly recommend this book!

Finished 2/2 for #NovelNovember @Andrew65

Andrew65 Sounds great. A great Readathon 👏👏👏🙌🥳🥳🥳🍾🥂😍👍😊 Well done and thanks for playing along. 3y
bthegood 🙂@Andrew65 thx for hosting as always! (edited) 3y
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bthegood
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All my holds came in the past couple of weeks. Will try to get a few done before #WinterGames2021 so I can start my #TBR holiday themed list🌲
Make a great day everyone.

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TheEllieMo
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I enjoyed this quirky French novel, translated into English under the Walter Presents banner

#12Booksof2020 @Andrew65

Andrew65 New to me. 4y
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StaceyKondla
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I read this one very slowly mostly because I wanted to savour it. It is delightfully meta in that the story centers around a manuscript discovered by an acquiring editor in a library for rejected manuscripts. It is, by turns, dryly, darkly funny and bittersweet. An homage to novelists, the publishing industry, and the fundamental human desire to be loved. Highly recommended.

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janeycanuck
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Charming and funny, this was one of my more enjoyable reads of the year. Foenkinos packs a lot into a small book, diving deeper into the quirky cast of characters than you‘d expect. Definitely an under-the-radar pick for that person on your gift list that‘s read everything!

One of the two library books for my #NovelNovember goal

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 4y
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janeycanuck
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This book is full of quirky little gems like this one. I love it.

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BookishMarginalia
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Picked up these two mysteries today at Barnes and Noble 👍🏼

rabbitprincess I have The Honjin Murders on request from the library! It looks good! 4y
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TheEllieMo
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An amusing little novel that takes a light-hearted poo at the French literary establishment while also exploring the relationship between books and readers, and how books can change your life. Full of gentle humour, I enjoyed reading this delightful little book.

First square of #BookSpinBingo crossed off.

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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TheEllieMo
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#3Books #IPlanToReadThisMonth are:

The Mystery of Henri Pick, for next week‘s book club

The Shadow King for book club in early October

Bad to the Bone because I like to have at least one crime novel on the go.

@OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 Nice! 👌🏻 4y
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Mitch
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#staycationintimeswap

Lots of ideas here to transport you somewhere cool ( or hot !) this summer!

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/20/the-great-escape-50-brilliant-book...

AnneCecilie Thanks for sharing. I see several books I want to read, and some of them I already own. And I‘m so looking forward to Summer coming out in August (edited) 4y
Chrissyreadit Great list!!! There are several books on my TBR. 4y
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BookNAround
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Just cracking into this one on Nook.

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veritysalter
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#ReadingEurope2020 #France ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In a library dedicated to unpublished books hides a hidden masterpiece, the author, now deceased, was a reticent and hardworking pizzeria owner has written a beautiful book ‘The Last Hours of a Love Affair‘, no one could predict the turmoil and repercussions it creates once it was discovered.

Crazeedi So good to see your name on my feed🥰 have a good day 4y
Crazeedi Btw sounds like a good book! 4y
veritysalter So sorry @Crazeedi it has been a truly awful few weeks and I couldn‘t fight the urge to just hide away from the world completely. Mail here is absolutely appalling (although not for parcels 🤷🏻‍♀️) I anticipate your letter with pleasure. ♥️ 4y
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Librarybelle This sounds so interesting! 4y
veritysalter @Librarybelle I have watched a lot of the ‘Walter Presents‘ European dramas and films, so I knew it would be a good pick. I‘m not sure how you access it over there, but it says it‘s available. I have the second book, it‘s Italian, on preorder for August. (edited) 4y
Librarybelle Cool...thanks! 4y
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veritysalter
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Sorry I‘ve been away for a while, dealing with “stuff”.

Chrissyreadit Happy to see you! 4y
AmyK1 Glad you‘re back ❤️ 4y
BarbaraBB Happy to see you! 💕 4y
Cuilin Welcome back 🎉 4y
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Lel2403
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The Mystery Of Henri Pick is a gentle novel, no violence or fanged, just the mystery of who has written an unpublished literary masterpiece, The Last Hours of a Love Affair that has been found in a local library.

It exudes a deep love of books and of the process of writing with the emotional toll it takes on authors. It‘s also about love, life and finding happiness, all set in a small town in France.

perfect escapism and a warm hug of a read.

veritysalter I became so fully absorbed reading this, you‘re right, the love of books runs through every page. Each character, however incidental was fully formed and empathetic; I didn‘t want it to end. (edited) 4y
Lel2403 @veritysalter absolutely, it‘s a proper read. I loved it 4y
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