The Lost Manuscript: A Novel by Cathy Bonidan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Sometimes a book has the power to change your life...
When
Anne-Lise Briard books a room at the Beau Rivage Hotel for her vacation
on the Brittany coast, she has no idea this trip will start her on the
path to unearthing a mystery. In search of something to read, she opens
up her bedside table drawer in her hotel room, and inside she finds an
abandoned manuscript. Halfway through the pages, an address is written.
She sends pages to the address, in hopes of potentially hearing a
response from the unknown author. But not before she reads the story and
falls in love with it. The response, which she receives a few days
later, astonishes her...
Not only does the author write back, but
he confesses that he lost the manuscript 30 years prior on a flight to
Montreal. And then he reveals something even more shocking--that he was not the author of the second half of the book.
Anne-Lise
can't rest until she discovers who this second mystery author is, and
in doing so tracks down every person who has held this manuscript in
their hands. Through the letters exchanged by the people whose lives the
manuscript has touched, she discovers long-lost love stories and
intimate secrets. Romances blossom and new friends are made. Everyone's
lives are made better by this book--and isn't that the point of
reading? And finally, with a plot twist you don't see coming, she
uncovers the astonishing identity of the author who finished the story.
A one-of-a-kind story that highlights the power of stories and words. Told in multiple voices and just through letters or emails, we get to know the story of Anne-Lise, Sylvestre, Maggy, William, and all the people who were touched, in some way, by a mysterious manuscript. The journey to discover the origins of the manuscript takes these people on a different journey and changes their lives in ways they were not expecting.
The book was fast-paced and was easy to read. It was enjoyable and peculiar in a very positive way. It makes you think about how much a book or a story can have an influence in your life, sometimes in life-changing ways. I really liked it; although I thought Anne-Lise was a bit too nosy, I liked all the characters and I would definitely read more books by the author.
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