There are no coincidences. Aurelie bredin, a beautiful parisian restaurateur, is sure of this truth. On a gloomy friday in November, when aurelie is feeling depressed after a breakup, she discovers a novel entitled 'the ...There are no coincidences. Aurelie bredin, a beautiful parisian restaurateur, is sure of this truth. On a gloomy friday in November, when aurelie is feeling depressed after a breakup, she discovers a novel entitled 'the smiles of women' in a quaint bookshop on the ile-st.-louis.