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Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier | Thaddeus Carhart
Walking his children to school each day, expatriate Thad Carhart passes a demure storefront in his Paris neighborhood that displays the tools of the piano technician's trade. After he lands the proper introduction to Luc, the atelier's master, the doors open to the quartier's oddest hangout, where everyone from mechanics to professors gathers to discuss life, love, and music. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank is at once a beguiling portrait of a Paris not found on any map and a tender account of the awakening of a lost childhood passion.
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emilycoc
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Mehso-so

A good book. Not one of my favourites, but one I still enjoyed.

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emilycoc
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Happy Sunday!

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emilycoc
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Hi everyone! Hope you are all staying healthy and safe! I have done absolutely no physical distancing reading because I'm getting sucked into TV. 🤦🏼‍♀️ but today I got a recommended read for school in the mail and I just wanted to pop on, show my current TBR list, and check in with myself so that I can get back on track with my reading goals. 📚📖

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emilycoc
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My next read, featuring the bubble bath. 😜 This is another re-read but also part of operation declutter. I first read this in 2012. I bought it at a secondhand shop and it's held a special place in my heart because I bought this when I first lived on my own and had moved away from town. I remember struggling to get through it (😬) so we'll see how this goes. #whatiread #bookthreeof2020 #operationdeclutter #bubblebath

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REPollock
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Omg I loved this book! $1.99 today!

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Lcsmcat
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A lovely exploration of life in France through an unlikely friendship with the owner of a piano shop in #Paris. #augustisatrip @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

vkois88 👍👍👍 6y
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Fortifiedbybooks
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TFW you find a treasure on the free book cart at the VA 🤗

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Lcsmcat
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I liked this book about #piano(s) so much I bought a copy for my father-in-law, who was a piano rebuilder and tuner. And he liked it too. 😀 #150PnPCoverParty @LeahBergen @CrowCAH

CrowCAH That‘s such a neat profession! 🎹 7y
LeahBergen This sounds wonderful! 7y
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rockpools
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#setinFrance #jubilantjuly @RealLifeReading

Inside a Paris piano 'shop' - a really lovely read.

Lcsmcat I loved this book! 7y
rockpools @Lcsmcat I read most of it on holiday a couple of years back, but never finished it- which gives me the perfect excuse to go back and read it again 🙂 7y
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ReadingEnvy
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The books that passed my speed dating test for appropriate density and tone to accompany me back to Oregon tonight

saresmoore Ooh, fun! These look like great picks. And now I want to read Offshore as a companion to my current read of 8y
ReadingEnvy @saresmoore ooh that looks good 8y
saresmoore @ReadingEnvy It's real good. 8y
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Notafraidofwords I'm reading Sula now and it's completely consuming me! 8y
ReadingEnvy @Notafraidofwords I just read the scene where nel meets her grandma and is entranced, much to the chagrin of her mother. 😝 8y
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Jeg
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Recommended by the lady in the op shop today. I think it will be the perfect read for my plane trip. ✈️

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Dvmheather
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A so very French story about a neighborhood piano store that requires references before you even know what they do combined with the history of pianos. Full review at http://www.spiritblog.net/the-piano-shop-on-the-left-bank/

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Bookchipmunk
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Favorite book and Mozart Sonata in C Major. This is my happy place when I'm not reading. #AugustPhotoChallenge #booksandmusic

Hooked_on_books Great choice! I loved this book and had forgotten about it. 8y
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