Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (And Dark Chocolate)
ISBN:
9781452637860 (1452637865)
Publish date: May 28th 2012
Publisher: Tantor Media
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Cultural,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Adult,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
France,
Cooking,
Foodie
WARNING: do not read this without some chocolate, croissants or cookies close to hand. Oh my goodness. Every page is filled with descriptions of the most delectable, divine sounding viennoiseries, chocolats et gâteaux Pastries, chocolates and cakes that can possibly be imagined. As if I didn't want ...
A prettily written book about Paris and New York, by a New Yorker, that will certainly appeal to those who have a sweet tooth for which they will go to any lengths to satisfy. I don't know whether I will visit Paris or New York in my lifetime, but if I do, thanks to this book, I will certainly kn...
(I’ve read so many great books about Paris during this wonderful month of Paris in July that I’m a little nervous about mixing up my plots. Paris My Sweet is yet another one.)Amy Thomas (get ready for the swell of covetousness that is about to overtake you) goes to Paris to write ad copy for Louis V...
A little repetitive, and whiny - couldn't empathize with any of her moments of crisis or doubt. BUT the food descriptions - get hungry just thinking of it!
MY THOUGHTSLOVED ITAfter getting her dream job in Paris, writing copy for Louis Vuitton, Francophile, Amy Thomas, finds that the grass may not be as green as it should be. Oh, it is green alright, but like all good things, even chocolate, you can overdose. So when Amy's dream job starts to dump on...