A Paris year : my day-to-day adventures in the most romantic city in the world

A Paris year My day-to-day adventures in the most romantic city in the world

Janice MacLeod

Book - 2017

"Part memoir and part visual journey through the streets of modern-day Paris, France, A Paris Year chronicles, day by day, one woman's French sojourn in the world's most beautiful city. Beginning on her first day in Paris, Janice MacLeod, the author of the best-selling book, Paris Letters, began a journal recording in illustrations and words, nearly every sight, smell, taste, and thought she experienced in the City of Light. The end result is more than a diary: it's a detailed and colorful love letter to one of the most romantic and historically rich cities on earth. Combining personal observations and anecdotes with stories and facts about famous figures in Parisian history, this visual tale of discovery, through the ey...es of an artist, is sure to delight, inspire, and charm"--

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Subjects
MacLeod, Janice > Diaries.
MacLeod, Janice > Travel > France > Paris.
Expatriate artists > France > Paris > Biography.
Artists > Canada > Biography.
Paris (France) > Description and travel.
Paris (France) > Pictorial works.
Travel writing.
Illustrated works.
Autobiographies.
Genres
Travel writing
Illustrated works
Autobiographies
Published
New York : St. Martin's Griffin [2017]
Language
English
Main Author
Janice MacLeod (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
266 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781250130129
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

MacLeod's (Paris Letters) outsider view of Paris is a lovely portrayal of the romantic city, as she shares her experiences living there as an expat. This book is written in a font resembling handwriting, and the diary-like format recalls the author's days with reflections, quotes, photographs, drawings, and stamps. MacLeod has a deep love of Paris and its onetime residents, frequently telling stories about Renoir, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Anaïs Nin, -Victor Hugo, and the like. She also includes stories of the different Napoleons (yes, there was more than one), examinations of café culture, historical sights, Paris's bike share system, and of course, pastries. She would never be mistaken for a Parisian but has a great eye for the city's beauty, capturing those precious moments that locals probably take for granted (and that an outsider never does). VERDICT Recommended for readers who love Paris. Those with a keen fascination of the city's rich literary and artistic history will also enjoy.-Cheryl Yanek, Brooklyn © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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