A Town Like Paris: Falling in Love in the City of Light - Softcover

Bryce Corbett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0767928172 ISBN 13: 9780767928175

Publisher: Broadway Books, 2008

Synopsis

At the age of twenty-eight, stuck in a dead-end job in London, and on the run from a broken heart, Bryce Corbett takes a job in Paris, home of l'amour and la vie boheme; he is determined to make the city his own--no matter how many bottles of Bordeaux it takes. He rents an apartment in Le Marais, the heart of the city's gay district, hardly the ideal place for a guy hoping to woo French women. He quickly settles into the French work/life balance with its mandatory lunch hour and six weeks of paid vacation. Fully embracing his newfound culture, Corbett frequents smoky cafes, appears on a television game show, hobnobs with celebrities at Cannes, and attempts to parse the nuances behind French politics and why French women really don't get fat. When he falls in love with a Parisian showgirl, he realizes that his adopted city has become home.

As lively and winning as Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence and Sarah Turnbull's Almost French, A Town Like Paris evokes the beauty, delights, and charms of Paris for an ever-eager audience of armchair travelers.

About this title

Review:

"Corbett excels in self-deprecating humor and laugh-out-loud funny observations."--Sunday Mail

'Fast-paced and amusing, told with rollicking good humor . . . Corbett writes wittily and accurately about Paris, not glossing over the rough patches and the mysteries."--Sun Herald

About the Author:

BRYCE CORBETT is an Australian journalist and former newspaper gossip columnist living in Paris. He worked in London for two years, including at The Times, and has written for a variety of international publications including People, Harper's Bazaar and Vogue.

About this edition

• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0767928172
• ISBN 13: 9780767928175
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304