With a profound sense of place and sensuous prose, the novel functions as a satisfying virtual visit to the French Riviera. “ George’s engrossing novel is as much about indulging the senses with succulent dishes and dazzling sights as it is about romance and second chances. “.George stops time and again to savor Brittany’s delicacies-from a Belon oyster washed down with a glass of Muscadet to a buttery kouign-amann cake scallops with cider apples to cotriade, a local fish stew-embracing the true flavors of a land that ‘shapes people…not the other way around.’” - New York Times Book Review
if that makes any sense.the language is a big part of the flowing river, flowing emotions thing going on in the story.“George beautifully evokes Brittany with its rocky shores, crustacean-rich waters and Celtic origins… It’s no spoiler to say this novel offers a happy ending - and a satisfying one, as well.” - The Washington Post Dealing with voices from the past, and enjoying some wonderful scenery along the way.and Nina pulls the threads together for a charming ending.I read it in English translation that didn't feel like a translation at all, totally natural English, just flowed, I'm anxious now to read the German to find out why it was so natural in English. There's a diary from the woman he once shared and loved.Settles with the past and finds his present.there are plenty of serious subjects here, basically life and death, so not really frivolous, but done with a light touch. He opens a letter he should have read 20 years ago. Gallen library, in Greek, translated in German as Seelenapotheke.
Even the concept of an apothecary for the soul is somewhat Germanic, it is the inscription over the St. The references to authors are heavy on the Rilke side. The book takes place in France, but it is very German.
A floating bookshop with a bookseller who's specialty is finding the right book for what ails you, just can't find one for himself.he's writing an encyclopedia of emotions that need to be defined.he's trying to get over a lover from 20 years ago.(one reviewer finds that hard to believe.) anyway he has an apothecary for the soul.
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