Paris Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/paris/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Thu, 16 May 2024 00:53:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg Paris Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/paris/ 32 32 38398750 The Paris Novel https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2024/05/the-paris-novel/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2024/05/the-paris-novel/#comments Thu, 16 May 2024 07:24:13 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=18426 Sometimes when you need the right book or you can’t find the right book, it finds you. It’s one of my favorite kinds of serendipity (right up there with finding a dress you love that fits at 50% off). It’s also another testament to the power of libraries. I’ve never been browsing an online book […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2024/05/the-paris-novel/feed/ 2 18426 Lost and Found in Paris https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/09/lost-and-found-in-paris/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/09/lost-and-found-in-paris/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2023 07:11:12 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=17863 When her husband of ten years informs her that he has 5-year-old twin sons and wants to integrate them (and their mother) into their lives, Joan Blakely realizes it might be time for a change. Broken hearted and confused she still wastes no time in changing the locks and starting divorce proceedings. But what to […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/09/lost-and-found-in-paris/feed/ 2 17863 The Honeybee Emeralds https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/04/the-honeybee-emeralds/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/04/the-honeybee-emeralds/#respond Fri, 08 Apr 2022 04:27:32 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16631 The Honeybee Emeralds is about a young woman working at a Parisian magazine who discovers a gorgeous necklace in the pocket of an old coat. Is it real? Who did it belong to? The hunt is on in this fun, light novel. The magazine Alice interns at is failing fast, as evidenced by the fact […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2022/04/the-honeybee-emeralds/feed/ 0 16631 Mistress of the Ritz https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/06/mistress-of-the-ritz/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/06/mistress-of-the-ritz/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2019 07:23:44 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12819 I began this week with a novel that took place partly during World War II so will keep it clean and end that way. Except, Mistress of the Ritz takes place in the thick of it—Nazi headquarters in Paris, the Hotel Ritz. Author Melanie Benjamin is back with a historical fiction based on the life […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/06/mistress-of-the-ritz/feed/ 4 12819 The Collector’s Apprentice: A Novel https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/10/the-collectors-apprentice-a-novel/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/10/the-collectors-apprentice-a-novel/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2018 07:47:17 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=11748 Before I share my thoughts on The Collector’s Apprentice, B.A. Shapiro’s new art world novel, I need to fess up that this books contains two big pieces of literary kryptonite for me. One is kind of obvious—the cover. I love the era of well-dressed, elegant women in pearls, even if I spend 95% of my days in what […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/10/the-collectors-apprentice-a-novel/feed/ 1 11748 Katerina: A Novel by James Frey https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/09/katerina-james-frey/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/09/katerina-james-frey/#respond Thu, 27 Sep 2018 07:05:45 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=11601 Last week I wrote about The Golden State, a novel that literally flowed, with very little punctuation or grammar, from the protagonist’s mind. Oddly, enough immediately after that book, I read James Frey’s Katerina and he utilizes the same style. The good news? In both cases it works. Katerina is the story of Jay, a […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/09/katerina-james-frey/feed/ 0 11601 Paris in the Present Tense https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/10/paris-in-the-present-tense/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/10/paris-in-the-present-tense/#comments Mon, 23 Oct 2017 07:13:05 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=9481   Despite seeing his parents murdered by Nazis in a city outside of Paris when he was four, Jules Lacour has remained a loyal Frenchman his entire life. A classical musician, now in his 70s, he lives quietly, teaching at the Sorbonne and spending time with his daughter and her young son, who has leukemia. […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/10/paris-in-the-present-tense/feed/ 4 9481 Nonfiction November: Book Pairings https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/11/nonfiction-november-book-pairings/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/11/nonfiction-november-book-pairings/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2016 08:40:09 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=7352   This week the Nonfiction November folks (Katie at Doing Dewey, Lory at Emerald City Book Review, Rachel at Hibernator’s Library, Julz at Julz Reads and Sarah at Sarah’s Book Shelves) asked for reading pairings—book that complement each other in the way of other pairings like food and wine, clothes and accessories, chocolate and well…chocolate. Here are a […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/11/nonfiction-november-book-pairings/feed/ 11 7352 The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/11/the-queen-of-the-night-by-alexander-chee/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/11/the-queen-of-the-night-by-alexander-chee/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2016 07:53:43 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=7306     Alexander Chee’s new novel, The Queen of the Night works well as the chilly fall nights begin because you will need to settle in to really enjoy this massive piece of entertainment. This is not a book to skim through, like any grand diva, attention must be paid. And this Chee does by creating […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/11/the-queen-of-the-night-by-alexander-chee/feed/ 2 7306 The Queen of the Night https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/02/queen-of-the-night/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/02/queen-of-the-night/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 08:28:15 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=5961   Alexander Chee’s new novel, The Queen of the Night works well for cold winter reading because you will need to settle in to really enjoy this massive piece of entertainment. This is not a book to skim through, like any grand diva, attention must be paid. And this Chee does by creating a world […]

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