Travel to France: Francophile Books Set in Paris, Provence and beyond
A list of beautiful books set in Paris, Provence and other destinations throughout France
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Author Talk with Alicia Drake, I Love You Too Much, at Shakespeare & Company
Alicia Drake, author of The Beautiful Fall, discusses her first novel, I Love You Too Much, during an evening talk with Shakespeare and Company in Paris, France
Read MoreBook Review | The Starboard Sea by Amber Dermont
The novel shares the story of a young sailor trying to navigate his privileged life among Upper East Side apartments, New England summer homes, private schools, and Ivy League legacies—and dark secrets.
Read MoreBook Review | Paris My Sweet by Amy Thomas
Paris My Sweet is an adorable read and I savored it like a Ladurée macaron.
Read MoreBook Review | Diana Vreeland by Eleanor Dwight
The biography captures Vreeland in a more “historically accurate” light but still captures Vreeland’s youthful and vivacious personality.
Read MoreBrooklyn in Love | Life Before, Life After
Brooklyn in Love serves as a reminder that it’s possible to achieve what you want—keep believing in yourself and the love around you, then you’ll be more than fine.
Read MoreF is for France, a Curious Cabinet of French Wonders by Piu Eatwell
For Francophiles and travel lovers looking for new icebreakers As much as I love reading historical fiction and biographies, it’s always nice to switch to lighter novels every once in a while. F is for France was sitting pretty on the “Featured Books” shelf at my local library—I took it as a sign to check […]
Read MoreI’ll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist by Betty Halbreich
If you’ve ever seen Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman, then you’ve met the unstoppable Director of Solutions Betty Halbreich. Halbreich barely, if ever, refers to herself as “Director of Solutions”—to simply refer to Halbreich’s position as “senior stylist” or “personal shopper” doesn’t do her work justice, either. In so many words, think of Halbreich […]
Read MoreMy Paris Dream by Kate Betts
If you’re a Francophile and you keep a mini-collection of contemporary books on Parisian journeys, add My Paris Dream to the shelf. Betts, an award-winning magazine editor and author, shares her coming-of-age story of living and working in Paris, France shortly after graduating from college. Her anecdotes finding her own way through the city and […]
Read MoreReading Aloud: The Beautiful Fall
The Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris Written by Alicia Drake Drake exposes the lives of Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent, two designers who “shared the same stage, but a different destiny.” Both Lagerfeld and Saint Laurent were visionaries in the business,tried to […]
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