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When a deed to an apartment in Paris turns up in an old attic trunk, an estranged mother and daughter must reunite to uncover the secret life of a family matriarch—perfect for fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and The Beekeeper’s Daughter.
Synopsis:
Hannah Bond has always been a bookworm, which is why she fled Florida—and her unstable, alcoholic mother—for a quiet life leading Jane Austen-themed tours through the British countryside. But on New Year’s Eve, everything comes crashing down when she arrives back at her London flat to find her mother, Marla, waiting for her.
Marla’s brought two things with her: a black eye from her ex-boyfriend and an envelope. Its contents? The deed to an apartment in Paris, an old key, and newspaper clippings about the death of a famous writer named Andres Armand. Hannah, wary of her mother’s motives, reluctantly agrees to accompany her to Paris, where against all odds, they discover great-grandma Ivy’s apartment frozen in 1940 and covered in dust.
Inside the apartment, Hannah and Marla discover mysterious clues about Ivy’s life—including a diary detailing evenings of drinking and dancing with Hemingway, the Fitzgeralds, and other iconic expats. Outside, they retrace her steps through the city in an attempt to understand why she went to such great lengths to hide her Paris identity from future generations.
It's typical for mothers and daughters to feel a gulf between them at sometime in their relationship. But for Hannah and Marla, that gulf remained, thanks to them being very different personalities. But what they realize when suddenly the thought of selling an inherited Paris apartment seems wrong, is that maybe they are closer than they realized. As Marla lets go and trusts her mother more, she find experiences she would never have had, without her mother's push, and she realizes what she may have lost, had the apartment never happened. It's interesting to also read the story of Ivy's life- how she was very much a combination of Hannah and Marla, and why she kept a part of her life so very private from them all. MUST read of the Spring, I can easily see this one becoming a major movie!
About the Author:
Elizabeth Thompson is a lifelong Francophile with a degree in journalism, and Lost in Paris is her first novel. She currently resides in Tennessee with her husband and their Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Luna.
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