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Books set in Paris

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egginacup · 12/07/2018 19:06

Off on a school trip to Paris next week Grin It’s a long coach journey so looking to fill my kindle with some great Paris-set novels to distract me from the whinging teenagers... any suggestions? I’ve read Suite Francaise and loved it.

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Rochelaise18 · 10/08/2018 20:50

Double Life is set in and around Paris

Justsaynonow · 08/08/2018 16:48

elkiedee oops, yes. Donnelly not Robson Blush

larinai · 08/08/2018 14:19

Oh I like this one a lto!

elkiedee · 08/08/2018 08:30

Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety
memoir - Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast - very much a source for Paula McLain's The Paris Wife novel mentioned above

Justsaysonow - Do you mean Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly?

Justsaynonow · 08/08/2018 01:46

Revolution by Jennifer Robson (YA but very good - I still think of it when I go to Paris, and it inspired DD to go watch the sunrise from Sacre Coeur)

Somewhere in France by Jennifer Robson, 4 books in the series

The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman

The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure

House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay (not my favourite, but interesting read about the Haussman times in Paris)

And Chicklit:
Paris for One by Jojo Moyes
Weekend in Paris

Someone has already mentioned Suite Francaise, The Paris Wife and The Lollipop Shoes

Lightshines · 06/08/2018 23:26

whataboutbob Pure - Andrew Miller

I loved The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro https://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-dbs/author/ref=mwdppaap??encoding=UTF8&author=Kathleen%20Tessaro&searchAlias=books&asin=B001H9PE4U

user1495807524 · 06/08/2018 16:12

Winter in Paris.

kikashi · 06/08/2018 09:40

L'Assomoir by Emile Zola - fantastic book. the dark, seedy life, living cheek by jowl of the working class in Paris .

whataboutbob · 29/07/2018 18:06

Down and out in Paris and London for a view of the underbelly in the 30s.
If you have time for anything chunkier a Zola such as The Belly of Paris.
Pure. Can't remember the author, set shortly before the Revolution, about the creation of the catacombs but a great social snapshot of pre modern, pre republican France in a time of transition.

HopeClearwater · 24/07/2018 20:30

The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain (author mentioned by pp) is lovely and is as much about Paris as about the hat Smile

tripfiction · 21/07/2018 13:17

Here is a list of curated books set in Paris for a bit of #literarywanderlust www.tripfiction.com/find-a-book/?location=Paris&btitle=&bauthor=&genre=Genre...
Enjoy your trip!

ILoveDolly · 19/07/2018 00:00

The Reader on the 6.27 is extremely French and I think its set in Paris but not in a touristy way

FreshEyre · 18/07/2018 23:54

Phantom of the Opera?

Why French children don't throw food is an entertaining read!

BestIsWest · 18/07/2018 18:46

Therese Raquin and The Ladies Paradise

lucydogz · 17/07/2018 18:34

Colette. So much to read but be careful of the translation. Cheri, Gigi, The Pure and Impure,. Absolute best is The Vagabond

haribosmarties · 13/07/2018 20:40

The Age of Reason

Story of O

Ghostontoast · 13/07/2018 20:36

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell.

P3onyPenny · 13/07/2018 20:31

The Red Notebook by Antoine Lauraine is really lovely.

DancelikeEmmaGoldman · 13/07/2018 10:08

American pastry chef David Lebovitz's book about renovating his Paris apartment. I think it's called The Apartment (but that's off the top of my head).

Sadik · 12/07/2018 22:06

The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy - in fact I came on here expecting to find lots of recommendations for it already posted!

affectionincoldclimate · 12/07/2018 19:39

Short stories by Guy de Maupassant. They are riveting and exquisitely crafted. He uses locations a lot so you can look them up.

Ladies Paradise by Zola too.

NoTractorsAtTheTable · 12/07/2018 19:38

'Life A User's Manua'l by Georges Perec is one of my all time favourites

SophieLion · 12/07/2018 19:37

I second The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Reading it now. Much prefer it to Perfume (Suskind).

annandale · 12/07/2018 19:35

The Pursuit of Love only has one part based in Paris but it's what I immediately thought of.

Same for When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit if you haven't read that.

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