I just finished reading Paris Letters by Janice McLeod. This memoir traces Janice's job as a copywriter at a
Los Angeles advertising agency to her life in Paris. The book spans only a
couple of years in Janet’s life. She decides to save her money, pay off her bills, quit her job and then travel through Europe for a
year or two. She falls in love in love
in love in Paris with a Polish butcher. Janice speaks limited French, the butcher
speaks French and Polish but limited English but they fall in love, move in
together and ultimately marry. The book
is a tour guide, a love story and to some extent, a self- help book about what
is really important in life.
Janice describes her walks
through Paris, her life, and her new career as an artist who paints
"letter pictures" that she sells online. If you like Paris this is a good read. It is
a short book that can be picked up and set down at convenient breaks.
This book makes me want to go back to Paris
with the Lovely Sharon; walking hand in hand and sitting lazily in the sun in one of the green metal chairs in the Jardin du Luxembourg and strolling through the Jardin des
Tuileries. It makes me want buy a baguette or some cheese from a cafe window and nibble on it
as we walk the Left Bank seeing what's for sale at the Book Stalls.
http://janicemacleod.com/
I can't recall how I became aware
of Paris Letters but I do know I ordered it online from Amazon.
If you read it, let me know what
you thought of it. You might also want
to check out Janice's website at
I took these photos in Paris
Jardin du Luxembourg
Jardin du Luxembourg
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