A Love Letter to Paris Rebecca Raisin

Reading a Rebecca Raisin book is like sinking into a warm bath – comforting and relaxing and leaving you with a big smile. I read this book in a day

Lilou sells dreams – antique love letters, diaries and prayer books from a market stall in Montmartre. When a close friend is struggling to find love, Lilou has the inspiration to set up an online dating site called Paris Cupid – a dating site with a difference. Once matched, members are only given each other’s first names, and they communicate only by letters initially so that they build a connection before meeting. What Lilou didn’t factor in was the popularity of the site when a well-known star went public saying that he had met the love of his life through the group, and that everyone would be trying to find out who is behind Paris Cupid. Also, that Lilou would have a secret admirer of her own. Lilou spends her time trying not to be found out as the brains behind Paris Cupid, and trying to find out who her secret admirer is. Throw some stray cats into the mix and you have a lovely, heart-warming story that will make you grin. Is the plot fairly obvious – well yes, but that only adds the charm – that we can see what Lilou cannot.

Rebecca writes beautiful descriptions of some lovely parts of the city, and gorgeous characterisations.  A brilliant summer read.

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