Paris · Short story
Waiting
A young waiter leaves the French countryside in search of fame and fortune.
From the bohemian years between the wars to occupied Paris, the post-war decades and the modern city, these eleven stories follow people drawn to Paris in search of something they cannot quite find anywhere else. In every story, a postcard makes an appearance — sometimes incidental, sometimes with consequences.
Paris · Short story
The Bouquinistes
A woman leaves her home country behind in a last-chance search for meaning and love.
Paris · Short story
Resistance
In German-occupied Paris, an officer is lodged in the house of a defiant young Frenchwoman.
Paris · Short story
The Whip Hand
The extravagance and glamour of café society mask the fate of a Texan heiress.
Paris · Short story
The Chemistry Of Love
A scientist has his carefully measured world overturned by a chance meeting in Paris.
Paris · Short story
The Concierge
In a once-grand Parisian house, a concierge finds her memories unexpectedly brought to life.
Paris · Short story
Count Stanny
After the Great War, a disillusioned veteran enters the extraordinary world of Russian émigrés.
Paris · Short story
Les Années Folles
In 1960s France, a world-weary entrepreneur has a revelation at the bedside of his dying mother.
Paris · Short story
The Breath Of Paris
A young Chinese woman, alone in the city, abandons her guardians to pursue her childhood sweetheart.
Paris · Short story
The Blue Dress
An elderly couple return to their beloved Paris, but things will never be the same again.
Paris · Short story
Russian Doll
Caught up in a dangerous infatuation, a popular poet gets into deep water.
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