The Light of Paris
by:
Eleanor Brown (author)
Chicago, 1999.Madeleine is trapped – by her family’s expectations, by her controlling husband – in an unhappy marriage and a life she never wanted. But when she finds a diary detailing her grandmother Margie’s trip to Jazz Age Paris, she meets a woman she never knew: a dreamer who defied her...
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Chicago, 1999.Madeleine is trapped – by her family’s expectations, by her controlling husband – in an unhappy marriage and a life she never wanted. But when she finds a diary detailing her grandmother Margie’s trip to Jazz Age Paris, she meets a woman she never knew: a dreamer who defied her strict family and spent a summer living on her own, and falling for a charismatic
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Publisher: The Borough Press
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
by Eleanor Brown This is a story of two women, each of whom discover Paris in their own way. We first meet Madeleine in 1999. She is drawn to art and loves to paint, but her family circumstances place her as a corporate wife to the sort of very controlling husband who makes a woman dream of being ...
Imagine how our lives would have turned out if we hadn’t been afraid. I loved Sebastian, and Henry these men both sexy, and alive with dreams and happiness. The women, three generations, all suffering from making choices based on fear and peoples judgement. Finally one of them has broken the pattern...
By: Eleanor Brown Narrator: Cassandra Campbell ASIN: B01F7LKPVA Publisher: PENGUIN Audio Publication Date: 7/12/2016 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars Inspired by a grandmother’s time in Paris, Eleanor Brown(Weird Sisters) eloquently transports readers in THE LIGHT OF PARIS -two generations ...
The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown goes back and forth between the stories of two women as they struggle to find their own identity. Decades apart, the two women face somewhat the same issue. What role do family expectations and obligations play in our choices? The book is a quick and entertaining ...
#THELIGHTOFPARIS AVAILABLE 7/12/16 AWESOME READ 4 STARS! This was such a great story. I absolutely loved it. A social class where you are expected to follow your family traditions. One of those being marrying someone who can benefit your family and its future generations. Love does not fit into ...