Nakladatelka z Paříže – Koenig Tabea (2024)

London: Young Lizzie finally gathers the courage to leave her husband and escape from her loveless marriage. However, it is the year 1921, and her act leads not only to her exclusion from 'respectable' society but also to a severing of ties with her own mother, who immediately disowns her rebellious daughter. Lizzie departs with her former tutor, Professor Moore, to Paris, trying to build a new life. Soon, she finds friends within the vibrant literary scene, particularly among the visitors of Shakespeare and Company – personalities who fascinate Lizzie with their openness, courage to love whom they choose, and especially their talent. And while Lizzie works for the bookstore's owner, Sylvia Beach, transcribing James Joyce's controversial novel, her dream of independence begins to take on new shapes... ***** The historical novel by Tabey Koenig takes readers to the dancing City of Lights in the years following World War I, when Paris was the most significant cultural center in the world. Here, Lizzie meets some famous authors like Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, and the Fitzgeralds, Francis and Zelda, who were among the most prominent literary figures of this generation. ***** A historical novel packed with...