50 brilliant books to transport you this summer

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50 brilliant books to transport you this summer Jun 20, 2020 9:20:11 GMT

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Post by Carl LaFong on Jun 20, 2020 9:20:11 GMT

A vampire in Shanghai, artists on Hydra, and identical twins run away to New Orleans... dazzling novels plus the best politics, history,and memoir to take you away from lockdown

www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/20/the-great-escape-50-brilliant-books-to-transport-you-this-summer

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50 brilliant books to transport you this summer Jun 20, 2020 9:20:49 GMT

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Books to help you escape lockdown, chosen by Hilary Mantel, Edna O'Brien and more

Twisty thrillers, witty memoirs, tender love stories, page-turning classics ... authors and politicians share what they have been reading

www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/20/books-to-help-you-escape-lockdown-chosen-by-hilary-mantel-edna-obrien-and-more

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50 brilliant books to transport you this summer Jun 20, 2020 12:23:16 GMT Carl LaFong likes this

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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jun 20, 2020 12:23:16 GMT

The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos, translated by Sam Taylor

In a small French town, there is a library full of unpublished books. When a Parisian editor discovers a brilliant novel hiding among the rejected manuscripts, it causes a sensation: could deceased pizza chef Henri Pick really be the author? A charming, quirky addition to the whimsical subgenre of books about book lovers, done with a light Gallic touch.

I liked this one a lot. It was made into a movie with Fabrice Lucchini which was pretty good too, although it had some major changes from the book.