false 55008 6 <div><div>In 1999, Jeremy Mercer fled Canada for Paris with nothing but his meagre savings. Nearly homeless, he met George Whitman, owner of Shakespeare & Co. In exchange for work in the legendary bookstore, Whitman allows struggling writers to live in and around the shelves. He offered Jeremy a cot. Here begins a charming story of Paris, passion, and, of course, books.</div></div> The title is <i>Time Was Soft There</i> in North America, <i>Books, Baguettes & Bedbugs</i> in England. 706748 2005 Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. total:188|5:42|4:78|3:54|2:12|1:2| 188 710 325 45 2 1 false false Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 05 20:13:04 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 05 20:13:16 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Jun 12 00:31:22 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 00:40:11 -0700 2009
The premise is intriguing: A young Canadian crime reporter has to flee the country when he betrays one of his underworld co...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 05:50:13 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 15:18:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 13:07:04 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 21:26:33 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Wed Mar 26 10:08:56 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 25 09:30:55 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 09:35:11 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Thu May 24 17:02:28 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 06:50:51 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 27 22:47:52 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 22:48:52 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 20 19:02:39 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 19:04:16 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 15:12:08 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 15:19:49 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 10:27:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 00:12:58 -0800 2009 At first Mercer annoyed me no end as he was indeed so typical of the rather arrogant "Paris is ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 10:34:27 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 07:08:02 -0700 2009 once On a cold and rainy night
And find the Shakespeare store
It can be a welcome sight.

Because it has a motto
Something friendly and wise
Be kind to strngers
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A criminal intends to take (scary) revenge on his friend/crime reporter/crime novelist, who, in fear of his life, decides to escape town (Canada) and go to Paris with almost no money or plans. Th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 23:41:20 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 03:12:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 18:15:52 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 18:06:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 17:07:56 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 17:12:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 24 15:04:41 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 15:08:28 -0700 2009 1 ]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jul 24 07:05:46 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 07:07:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 22 16:11:50 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 16:14:14 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=55008