Paris Memoir by Jayne Tuttle (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Sharp, funny and unflinchingly honest, Jayne Tuttles memoir lifts you off the page and into a Paris far beyond the postcards. This new edition of Paris or Die is a headlong plunge into not just life in Paris, but life itself. Aspiring actor Jayne lives in Melbourne, where she dreams of a creative life. But after her mother dies unexpectedly, Jayne loses her bearings. Untethered, heartsick, she is soon on a plane to Paris with no return ticket. The city, it seems, has its own plans for her. She finds herself in a vibrant and dizzying neighbourhood, living in a former monastery, studying at a famous theatre school, falling in love with a Frenchman too beautiful to be real. She will forget her past and disappear into the culture if it kills her. And one strange night, it nearly does. Raw, real and evocative, Paris or Die is an unforgettable picture of love, grief and adventure. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In Paris Or Die, Jayne Tuttle is a young Australian in Paris. Living in a converted seventeenth-century monastery and studying at a prestigious theatre school, she is trying to escape the pain of a loss back home by immersing herself in the citys extremes. The beauty. The grime. The madness and humour, the sights and songs, the streets turning white overnight. A friendship with a flamboyant artist. A relationship with a Frenchman too beautiful to be real. Nothing in her Paris seems to follow rhyme or reason not her heart, her thoughts or the course of events. And least of all the bizarre accident that nearly ends it all when she narrowly avoid decapitation in a lift shaft. Jayne Tuttles memoir vibrates with a rawness and immediacy that lifts you off the page and into a Paris beyond the postcards. Warm, funny and uncompromising, Paris or Dierevels in the highs and lows of life in the City of Light. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 3 working days.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Clean well bound copy.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. New and unread, however slight shelf wear to cover/closed edge, including marking and/or light creasing; may have light tanning to closed edges. Shipped from the UK within 2 business days of order being placed.

1st ed. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 249 pp. This is a true story of life and almost-death in Paris. Jayne Tuttle is drawn to Paris. She finds herself in a vibrant and dizzying neighbourhood, living in a former monastery, studying at a famous theatre school, and falling in love with a Frenchman too beautiful to be real. This is a sharp, funny and very honest memoir that transports you into a Paris not seen on postcards.

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