The Bookshop of Forbidden Books

LIVE. READ. RESIST.



Mitch, a passionate bookseller, is arrested one morning for committing an unthinkable crime: selling books that have been banned. After five years in prison, all Mitch wants to do is to regain his freedom and settle back into his bookshop. But fate has other plans. On the same day Mitch crosses paths with the man who put him behind bars, he also encounters Anna, a woman who could well be the love of his life. From that moment on, Mitch finds himself caught between an irresistible desire for revenge and an irresistible desire for love . . .



A whimsical comedy brimming with charm, tenderness and humanity, and a tribute to the transformative power of literature, this is a novel that will capture the hearts of book lovers around the world.



Marc Levy has written 25 novels to date. His work has been translated into 50 languages and has sold over 50 million copies worldwide. His first novel, If Only it Were True, was bought by Steven Spielberg before publication: the movie starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo, was a number one box office hit in the USA. When LeFigaro newspaper commissioned a nationwide poll asking the French to rank their favourite authors, Marc Levy and Victor Hugo shared first place.