The Red Notebook
Antoine Laurain; Jane Aitken (translator)
Gallic Books, Apr 7 2015, $14.95
ISBN: 9781908313867
In Paris, Laurent Letellier walks towards his Le
Cahier Rouge bookstore when he notices a handbag on top of a bin. Believing the owner was probably a mugging
victim, Laurent takes the bag with him; but his efforts to give it to the
police are met with polite sarcasm. At
his shop, he empties it seeking the identity of the owner so he could return it
to her; especially when he finds personal items like a red journal. However, nothing he finds tells him who she
is.
Laurent remains steadfast to his resolution but
unable to decide what next. His daughter
encourages him not to give up his mission when chance intervenes. Eventually learning that Laure Valadier owns
the bag, the red book and other sundry; Laurent wants to meet her as he feels
he knows her. However he also feels his
obsession already led him to overstep decency; unaware that recently released
from the hospital Laure wants to meet the person who rescued her red
notebook.
This is a warm whimsical romantic cozy in which
the location and the support cast bring plausibility to Laurent’s quest that will
remind the audience of the movie Serendipity. Readers will root for fate to intervene by bringing
Laure and Laurent together so they can collaborate on a new red and blue notebook.
Harriet Klausner
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