by Rosecrans Baldwin
How can I be bored by a book about paris? I guess it's because it's mostly about this (annoying) guy talking about being the new guy at his job and the whole paris part of it is incidental. I gave up after 75 pp.
Rosencrans Baldwin has loved Paris since he was a little boy and when he is given an opportunity to move to Paris and work there, he is jubilant. Reality of life in Paris sets in quickly, unfortunately, and he finds he doesn’t know as much French as he thought he did, his apartment is a loud constru...
It's a delightful read but you have to ignore that "fish out of water" thought of having an Englishman in Paris - once you pass that hurdle, the writing/reading flows.
Crans and his wife move to Paris, they love it but it's also kind of difficult. But not TOO difficult because, you know, Paris. Really fun read. Crans's writing is loose and breezy but also deft, targeted. Full of memorably gorgeous scenes and moments. He manages to make delight swing on the page, w...
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