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Nancy K. Miller
NANCY K. MILLER is the author of the memoir "Breathless: An American Girl in Paris." In the early 1960s, most middle-class American women in their twenties were preparing for marriage, children, and life in the suburbs. "Breathless" is the story of a girl who represents those who rebelled against... show more

NANCY K. MILLER is the author of the memoir "Breathless: An American Girl in Paris." In the early 1960s, most middle-class American women in their twenties were preparing for marriage, children, and life in the suburbs. "Breathless" is the story of a girl who represents those who rebelled against conventional expectations. Paris was a magnet for those eager to resist domesticity, and Nancy K. Miller was enamored of everything French. After graduating from Barnard College in 1961, Miller set out for a year in Paris, with a plan to take classes at the Sorbonne and live out a great romantic life inspired by the movies.After a string of sexual misadventures, she gave up her short-lived freedom and married an American expatriate who promised her a lifetime of three-star meals and five-star hotels. But her husband turned out to be a con man whose promises were lies, and she had to leave Paris behind. In an era of Vietnam anti-war protests, student unrest, and sexual liberation, Miller returned to New York to become a new woman: autonomous and creative at a time when women were only expected to look pretty and smile. Miller's memoir chronicles a young woman's coming-of-age tale, and offers a glimpse into the intimate lives of girls before feminism.Nancy K. Miller has written, edited or co-edited more than a dozen volumes, including Getting Personal, Bequest and Betrayal, But Enough About Me, and What They Saved.
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Jessica's Book Thoughts
Jessica's Book Thoughts rated it 9 years ago
This is not for everyone. There is sex with interactive hottie holograms, mystery, and there is a lot of drama. Expect a soap opera like setting. I can imagine Al Pacino playing one of the bad guys. I read this a while back when I won a copy through Goodreads. http://www.amazon.com/Hologram-Sedu...
Jessica's Book Thoughts
Jessica's Book Thoughts rated it 10 years ago
Very unique story line. I have never read anything like this before. At first I found the story line a little hard to follow but everything starts to make sense around chapter three. I really enjoyed the book even though it is not typical to what I normally read. After finishing the book I passed i...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 10 years ago
Focus is mostly on French works, but several the essays are interesting - in particular the one about Tess and the one about French rape law in the Middle Ages.
Classic Maiden
Classic Maiden rated it 11 years ago
There are so many books about Americans going to Paris, but I got intrigued about this book after reading this review http://www.biographile.com/biographile-recommends-breathless-an-american-girl-in-paris-by-nancy-k-miller/26755/. Plus her passion for French nouvelle vague (New Wave) films of the la...
ellaminnowpea
ellaminnowpea rated it 13 years ago
Hm, a shame this is getting pretty crummy reviews. Nancy K. Miller's work played a significant role in my Master's thesis.
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