Charming, haunting, and triumphant, Paris by the Book follows one woman's journey as she writes her own story, exploring the power of family and the magic that hides within the pages of a book.
In the eighteenth century, Laurence Sterne explores the temptations of the French capital in a teasing study of foreign mores and Restif de la Bretonne provides an eye-witness account of the Revolution.
"In this delectable sequel to The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux, a chef on the rise fuels her passion for cooking while enduring the hardest challenge she's ever faced: She's lost her sense of taste.
"Paris is still this monstrous miracle, this collection of movements, machines and thoughts that arouse nothing but amazement, the city of a hundred thousand novels, the head of the world.
An unusual and ingenious anthology offers a collection of short stories, novellas, poetry, and other concise pieces that are designed to provide the perfect reading material for a commute, ride in an elevator, or short trip, with pieces by ...
Just as the city has served as inspiration to generations of artists, this book will stir readers to make.
Legendary photographer Elliott Erwitt captures the enchantments of Paris -- both the intimate details of daily life and the grand vistas -- with an eye that's witty, detached, and anti-romantic.
Bored by his rural life in the savannah, a lion seeks excitement and opportunity in the City of Light, where he is surprised that even his roaring does not cause a stir while visiting Montmartre, the Eiffel Tower and the busy underground ...
A collection of literary works from the pages of The Paris Review encompasses a study of the lives and fates of a wide variety of ordinary people struggling to cope with an array of problems, from guilt and delusion to passion and jealousy, ...
" --Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names The ultimate escapist adventure in Paris, told with wit, style, and a touch of intrigue, by the popular and dynamic author of The Sweeney Sisters.