The Awakening of Miss Prim A Novel [Paperback]

In this #1 international bestseller, a young woman leaves everything behind to work as a librarian in a remote French village, where she finds her outlook on life and love challenged in every way.

Prudencia Prim is a young woman of intelligence and achievement, with a deep knowledge of literature and several letters after her name. But when she accepts the post of private librarian in the village of San Ireneo de Arnois, she is unprepared for what she encounters there. Her employer, a book-loving intellectual, is dashing yet contrarian, always ready with a critique of her cherished Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott. The neighbors, too, are capable of charm and eccentricity in equal measure, determined as they are to preserve their singular little community from the modern world outside.

Prudencia hoped for friendship in San Ireneo but she didn't suspect that she might find love—nor that the course of her new life would run quite so rocky or would offer challenge and heartache as well as joy, discovery, and fireside debate. Set against a backdrop of steaming cups of tea, freshly baked cakes, and lovely company,The Awakening of Miss Primis a distinctive and delightfully entertaining tale of literature, philosophy, and the search for happiness.“An exquisitely delicate, distinctive and inspiring story that will leave your heart undone, open to the beauty of the little things in life.”“This charming and intelligent debut novel is certain to be a hit.”“The Awakening of Miss Primis a beautifully written novel. Its characters are brought to life so eloquently, and the blossoming of Miss Prim is so complete: she learns the value in life and love that has been lost in our modern-day hustle. An exquisite book and a joy to read.” A heart-warming and sweet story of small-town life and self-discovery.”“The Awakening of Miss Prim reminds me of The Elegance of the Hedgehog.”“Readers who lolsO