Short love story between brainy Oxford student and her hapless can't-speak-French bookseller.
Julia never planned for her French degree at Oxford to lead her into a half-renovated former Poundland painted in the colours of the Drapeau Tricolore. But that’s exactly where she finds herself—face-to-face with a quiet, auburn-haired shopkeeper who doesn’t speak a word of French… in a French bookstore.
Between mouthwatering manga deals, accidental cultural faux pas, and heated conversations over which Freddo bar is best, Julia finds herself pulled into a fleeting connection in the middle of a cold Oxford winter.
A story about small moments, foreign words, and the transience of adult life—where sometimes, the most memorable chapters are the ones that happen off the page.
