The Paris Bookshop Secret

Iris Costello

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Penguin
28 October 2025

Fiction & Literature; Historical mysteries; Historical romance; Fiction: special features

A compelling new historical mystery from the author of The Secrets of Rochester Place and The Story Collector

How far will they go to find their story?

When Alexis meets Maeve - a reclusive woman in her eighties - they feel an unexpected and beautiful kinship. Alexis is embracing nomad life after burning out as a big-shot editor. And Maeve is mourning her glory days as a bestselling author.

Their friendship inspires Maeve to write again. Her last novel pours out of her - a story of love and heartbreak, centred around a bookshop in 1950s Paris.

But the line between fact and fiction is as fine as a whisper, and the novel unfurls a long-buried mystery, one that has haunted Maeve's existence.

And will reverberate into the lives of both women, decades later...

By: Iris Costello
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 199mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 264g
ISBN: 9781405974615
ISBN 10: 1405974613
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 28 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Iris Costello is the pseudonym of bestselling author, Nuala Ellwood. She has a BA Hons degree in Sociology from Durham University and a Master's in Creative Writing from York St John University where she is a visiting lecturer. She is the author of seven highly acclaimed novels, the most recent of which was The Secrets of Rochester Place. The Story Collector is her eighth book.

Reviews for The Paris Bookshop Secret

Utterly compelling -- Heidi Swain on The Story Collector Evocatively written, poignant and compulsive -- Emma Curtis on The Story Collector Brilliant, twisty -- Sara Sheridan on The Story Collector