<p><b>INSPIRED BY AN EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORY...</b><br><br> ''A novel I long to live in'' <b>Kate Quinn, author of <i>The Alice Network</i></b><br><b><br>PARIS, 1920.</b> On the bohemian Left Bank, Sylvia runs a little bookshop called Shakespeare and Company. Here she welcomes the greatest writers of the day - and from the moment James Joyce finally walks through her door, the two become friends.<br><br>When Joyce''s controversial novel <i>Ulysses</i> is banned, Sylvia is determined to publish it herself.<br><br>But championing the most scandalous book of the century will come at a cost - and Sylvia finds herself risking ruin, her reputation and her heart, all in the name of the life-changing power of books.<br><br><b>Set in post-war Paris, <i>The Paris Bookseller</i> is a sweeping story of love, courage and betrayal - and a breathtakingly beautiful love letter to books.</b><br><b><br>***</b><br><br>''A worthy homage to Sylvia Beach and a love letter to all bookstores, libraries and t