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Clara Reads Proust
Clara Reads Proust | Stephane Carlier
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A tender and witty coming-of-age story about the power of literature to inspire new beginnings, peppered with a cast of quirky characters and a unique heroine. Clara is a hairdresser at Cindy Coiffure, a sleepy French salon with an identity crisis. Her relationship is fizzling out. Her tanoholic boss Madame Habib worships Jacques Chirac and talks longingly of her days in Paris. The highlight of the week was when the dishy technician came to repair the display cabinet. And now Madame Lévy-Leroyer wants to go blonde. Clara can't help but wonder if there's more to life . . . Everything changes when a customer leaves behind the first volume of In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. As Clara reads, she discovers a whole new world, leading her to strike up an unexpected friendship. And slowly but surely, she will work out who she wants to be.
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Julsmarshall
Julsmarshall
Clara Reads Proust | Stephane Carlier
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This short novel was quiet, thoughtful, strange, and relaxing. It follows a young woman who is trying to find her place in the world and stumbles upon the works of Proust and they change her life. I really enjoyed it! #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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melissajayne
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Clara Reads Proust | Stephane Carlier
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My September #bookspinbingo list.

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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TheKidUpstairs
TheKidUpstairs
Clara Reads Proust | Stephane Carlier
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What a beautiful little book. Charming, thoughtful, and so very, very French. Clara, a young hairdresser, falls in love with Proust, with words, and with the way a beautifully written book can transport you.

You do not have to have read Proust to fall in love with this novella (lord knows I haven't). Carlier manages to evoke a love for the text without ever judging those who haven't read it.

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TheKidUpstairs I'd venture a guess most Littens can relate to Clara's passion and her reading journey. This sort but impactful read gave me everything I was hoping for but never got when I read The Novel Bookstore with #EuropaCollective. Pure love of wonderful literature, without the unnecessary snobbishness. 3mo
Texreader What a wonderful review!! 3mo
BarbaraBB Fab review! 3mo
Librarybelle This sounds fantastic. Stacking! 3mo
youneverarrived Sounds fab 🩷 3mo
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BookishClaire
BookishClaire
Clara Reads Proust | Stephane Carlier
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Excited that Clara Reads Proust made it into Anne Bogel‘s Summer Reading Guide! It‘s such a lovely book about the power of reading. A young woman who‘s feeling a bit stuck in her romantic relationship and her hairdressing career picks up Proust‘s first novel, Swann‘s Way, and it changes everything…

Graciouswarriorprincess I miss her reading guide. I just can‘t afford to subscribe to it but I loved it when it came out. 3mo
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TheKidUpstairs
TheKidUpstairs
Clara Reads Proust | Stephane Carlier
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I love unexpected connections.

Just finished All Fours for #CampLitsy24 and the epigraph of my next read seems like it could be used for the July as well!

BarbaraBB True 😀😀 3mo
sarahbarnes 🩵🩵🩵 3mo
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LeslieO
LeslieO
Clara Reads Proust | Stephane Carlier
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Completed my June #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin. Loved Clara, and tolerated The Writing Retreat. I had high hopes but it just fell flat for me. Better luck next month! #BookSpinBingo

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AnneCecilie Clare sounds interesting, especially since I‘ve read Proust. 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! I have The Writing Retreat on my shelf, but I've heard a lot of mixed reviews. 4mo
LeslieO @AnneCecilie You would probably enjoy it even more. I did read Swann‘s Way in college but I remember nothing! 4mo
BookishClaire Woohoo! Great to see some Clara love 3mo
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Twocougs
Twocougs
Clara Reads Proust | Stephane Carlier
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Absolutely charming- just what. Needed!

tpixie Do you need to know Proust?? 5mo
Twocougs I didn‘t and adored it but now I want to read Proust. 5mo
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