Paris in Love: A Memoir by Eloisa James (English) Paperback Book

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In 2009, "New York Times"-bestselling author Eloisa James took a leap that many people dream about: she sold her house, took a sabbatical from her job as a Shakespeare professor, and moved her family to Paris. This memoir chronicles her joyful year in one of the most beautiful cities.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Wilde in Love, a joyful chronicle of a year in one of the most beautiful cities in the world: Paris."What a beautiful and delightful tasting menu of a book: the kids, the plump little dog, the Italian husband. Reading this memoir was like wandering through a Parisian patisserie in a dream. I absolutely loved it."—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, LoveWhen bestselling romance author Eloisa James took a sabbatical from her day job as a Shakespeare professor, she also took a leap that many people dream about: She sold her house and moved her family to Paris.With no classes to teach, no committee meetings to attend, no lawn to mow or cars to park, Eloisa revels in the ordinary pleasures of life—discovering corner museums that tourists overlook, chronicling Frenchwomen's sartorial triumphs, walking from one end of Paris to another. She copes with her Italian husband's notions of quality time; her two hilarious children, ages eleven and fifteen, as they navigate schools—not to mention puberty—in a foreign language; and her mother-in-law Marina's raised eyebrow in the kitchen (even as Marina overfeeds Milo, the family dog). Paris in Love invites the reader into the life of a New York Times bestselling author and her spirited, enchanting family, framed by la ville de l'amour.Praise for Paris in Love"Exhilarating and enchanting . . . brims with a casual wisdom about life."—Chicago Tribune"In this delightful charm-bracelet of a memoir, [Eloisa James shares] her adventures as an American suddenly immersed in all things French—food, clothes, joie de vivre."—People"Enchanting . . . gives the reader a sense of being immersed along with James in Paris for a year . . . you see the rain, taste the food, observe the people."—USA Today"This delectable confection, which includes recipes, is more than a visit to a glorious city: it is also a tour of a family, a marriage, and a love that has no borders. Très magnifique!"—Library Journal (starred review)"A charming, funny and poignant memoir . . . steeped in Paris and suffused with love."—Star Tribune"Charming . . . a romance—for a city, a life, a family, and love itself."—The Huffington Post

Author Biography

Eloisa James (aka Mary Bly) is a Shakespeare professor at Fordham University in New York City and a New York Times bestselling author of historical romance novels.

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"In this delightful charm-bracelet of a memoir, [Eloisa James shares] her adventures as an American suddenly immersed in all things French—food, clothes, joie de vivre."—People"Exhilarating and enchanting . . . brims with a casual wisdom about life."—Chicago Tribune"Enchanting . . . gives the reader a sense of being immersed along with James in Paris for a year . . . you see the rain, taste the food, observe the people."—USA Today"This delectable confection, which includes recipes, is more than a visit to a glorious city: it is also a tour of a family, a marriage, and a love that has no borders. Très magnifique!"—Library Journal (starred review)"A charming, funny and poignant memoir . . . steeped in Paris and suffused with love."—Star Tribune"Charming . . . a romance—for a city, a life, a family, and love itself."—The Huffington Post"What a beautiful and delightful tasting menu of a book: the kids, the plump little dog, the Italian husband. Reading this memoir was like wandering through a Parisian patisserie in a dream. I absolutely loved it."—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love

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THE EIFFEL TOWER One October day we picked up Anna and her new friend Erica after school and walked to the Eiffel Tower. The girls ran ahead, zooming here and there like drunk fighter pilots showing off. Alessandro and I tried to imagine why the French ever planned to demolish the tower after the 1889 World Fair. It''s such a beautiful, sturdy accomplishment; destroying it would be like painting over the Mona Lisa because of her long nose. Smallish bateaux mouches, or tourist boats, moor in the Seine near the foot of the tower, or so my guidebook said. We wandered beneath the lacework iron, the girls skittering and shrieking like seagulls. Down by the water we paid for the cheaper tickets, the kind that come without crepes and champagne. With twenty minutes to wait, we retreated to an ancient carousel next to the river. A plumpy woman sat huddled in her little ticket box, shielded from tourists and the rain, although as yet neither had appeared. Anna and Erica clambered aboard, but still the operator waited, apparently hoping that two children astride would somehow attract more. The girls sat tensely on their garish horses, their skinny legs a little too long. At ten years old, they''ll soon find themselves too dignified for such childish amusements. But not yet. Finally the music started and the horses jerked forward. A crowded merry-go-round on a sunny day is a blur of children''s grins and bouncing bottoms. But as the girls disappeared from view, leaving us to watch riderless horses jolt up and down, I realized that an empty merry-go-round on a cloudy day loses that frantic gaiety, the sense that the horses dash toward some joyful finish line. These horses could have been objets trouv

Details ISBN0812981901 Author Eloisa James Language English ISBN-10 0812981901 ISBN-13 9780812981902 Media Book Format Paperback Residence St. Louis, MO, US Year 2013 Short Title PARIS IN LOVE Publication Date 2013-03-26 DEWEY B Pages 272 Imprint Random House Trade Paperbacks Subtitle A Memoir Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2013-03-26 NZ Release Date 2013-03-26 US Release Date 2013-03-26 UK Release Date 2013-03-26 Place of Publication New York Publisher Random House USA Inc Audience General We've got this

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