In his new novel, SPIEGEL bestselling author Nicolas Barreau tells a story of the twists and turns of happiness and the magic of love. A romantic comedy from France by the author of 'The Smile of Women'. Jean-Pierre Morel runs his small literary café in Paris with great passion and success – but the young man has less luck in love. That changes when he receives an invitation from his former best friend, Paul, to a wedding to be held at a château in the South of France. But on the day of the big celebration, everything goes wrong, and in the excitement, Jean-Pierre forgets the invitation before setting off. He only realizes this shortly before reaching Bordeaux. After an adventurous and circuitous drive through the Aquitaine vineyards, he arrives hours late at the picturesque estate, where the festivities are already in full swing – and there's no sign of the bride and groom. Disgruntled, Jean-Pierre realizes that he apparently doesn't know anyone there. But then, much to his dismay, he runs into that same cheeky redhead who had so brazenly cut him off at the gas station just moments before. Juliette introduces herself as the bride's friend—and proves surprisingly to be quite charming company at this most peculiar celebration. The moon hangs high above the old château, Juliette's green eyes shimmer intriguingly... And where is Paul, anyway? Before Jean-Pierre even realizes that something is very wrong with this wedding, a new love story has already begun – namely his own. biography Nicolas Barreau, born in Paris in 1980, studied Romance languages and history at the Sorbonne. He works in a bookstore on the Left Bank in Paris, but is anything but an out-of-touch bookworm. New product