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Paris Was The Place (2013)

by Susan Conley(Favorite Author)

3.46 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0307594076 (ISBN13: 9780307594075)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Knopf

review 1: I only give it four stars because I am so heartbroken after finishing. Susan writes such an honest simple testimony of watching a loved one deteriorate and the feeling of separation and grief during and following a fatal illness. She confronts the depths of this narrator's story, and paints a intricate picture of what is like to slowly relax into a new home. Be prepared to be left with a weight on your chest after you finish this book.
review 2: This is a powerful and affecting novel written with precision and poetic grace. The relationship between the main character, Willow Pears, and her brother Luke is vividly rendered. Subplots move and shift to the forefront, all of them interesting. The main plot, which revolves around Willow's quest to teach English t... moreo girls at a refugee center, is perfectly paced. I love that the novel takes place in Paris in 1989, and Conley's attention to historical detail is wonderful. An engaging read, the final chapters of which actually had me crying. less

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