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The Wine of Solitude

The Wine of Solitude
  • Author(s): Irene Nemirovsky
  • Location(s): Finland, Kyiv, Paris
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Historical
  • Era(s): Early 20th century

First published in 1936 this book is thought to be quite autobiographical. It is the story of young girl’s difficult relationship with her beautiful, but vain and shallow mother. The novel is set during the period of the First...

Thirty Days in Paris

Thirty Days in Paris
  • Author(s): Veronica Henry
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Romance, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary, looking back

Because Paris is always a good idea… Years ago, Juliet left a little piece of her heart in Paris – and now, separated from her husband and with her children flying the nest, it’s time to get it back!...

Uncoupling

Uncoupling
  • Author(s): Lorraine Brown
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Hannah and Si are in love and on the same track – that is, until their train divides on the way to a wedding. The next morning, Hannah wakes up in Paris and realises that her boyfriend (and her...

Underground Time

Underground Time
  • Author(s): Delphine de Vigan
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Novella
  • Era(s): Modern

Each morning Mathilde takes the Metro to her job in the marketing department of a large French corporation. Ever since a disagreement with her narcissistic boss, life in the office has taken a turn for the worse. On the...

Vintage 1954

Vintage 1954
  • Author(s): Antoine Laurain
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Mainly 1954

When Hubert Larnaudie invites some fellow residents of his Parisian apartment building to drink an exceptional bottle of 1954 Beaujolais, he has no idea of its special properties. The following morning, Hubert finds himself waking up in 1950s Paris,...

You Deserve Nothing

You Deserve Nothing
  • Author(s): Alexander Maksik
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Set in an international high school in Paris, YOU DESERVE NOTHING is told in three voices: that of Will, a charismatic young teacher who brings ideas alive in the classroom in a way that profoundly affects his students: Gilad,...

And the Mountains Echoed

And the Mountains Echoed
  • Author(s): Khaled Hosseini
  • Location(s): Kabul, Paris, San Francisco
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

So, then. You want a story and I will tell you one… Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and stepmother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of...

Arab Jazz

Arab Jazz
  • Author(s): Karim Miské
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

Kosher sushi, kebabs, a second hand bookshop and a bar: the 19th arrondissement in Paris is a cosmopolitan neighbourhood where multicultural citizens live, love and worship alongside one another. This peace is shattered when Ahmed Taroudant’s melancholy daydreams are...

Lunch in Paris

Lunch in Paris
  • Author(s): Elizabeth Bard
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Food and Drink
  • Era(s): Modern

The author moves to Paris and this is the story of her acclimatisation, and integrations into Parisian culture. The moving, sometimes funny and often heartening text is interspersed with delicious looking recipes.

The Curious Charms Of Arthur Pepper

The Curious Charms Of Arthur Pepper
  • Author(s): Phaedra Patrick
  • Location(s): England, Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Having been married for over 40 years, 69-year-old Arthur Pepper is mourning the loss of his wife. On the anniversary of her death, he finally musters the courage to go through her possessions, and happens upon a charm bracelet...

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