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Michel Leduc was enjoying retirement until his life became a story out of a novel — or in this case, tens of thousands of novels.
His brother, a former library technician and avid reader, left behind 40,000 books when he died.
Now, Leduc is turning his apartment into a second-hand bookstore.
Watch the video above for the full story with CTV Montreal reporter Swidda Rassy.
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