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HTML:A dazzling, heartfelt adventure through the food, art, and fashion scenes of 1980s Parisfrom the New York Times bestselling author of Save Me the Plums and Delicious!
An enchanting and irresistible feast . . . As with a perfect meal in the worlds most magical city, I never wanted this sublime novel to end.Cynthia DAprix Sweeney, author of Good Company Stella reached for an oyster, tipped her head, and tossed it back. It was cool and slippery, the flavor so briny it was like diving into the ocean. Oysters, she thought. Where have they been all my life? When her estranged mother dies, Stella is left with an unusual inheritance: a one-way plane ticket and a note reading Go to Paris. Stella is hardly cut out for adventure; a traumatic childhood has kept her confined to the strict routines of her comfort zone. But when her boss encourages her to take time off, Stella resigns herself to honoring her mothers last wishes. Alone in a foreign city, Stella falls into old habits, living cautiously and frugally. Then she stumbles across a vintage store, where she tries on a fabulous Dior dress. The shopkeeper insists that this dress was meant for Stella and for the first time in her life Stella does something impulsive. She buys the dressand embarks on an adventure. Her first stop: the iconic brasserie Les Deux Magots, where Stella tastes her first oysters and then meets an octogenarian art collector who decides to take her under his wing. As Jules introduces Stella to a veritable whos who of the Paris literary, art, and culinary worlds, she begins to understand what it might mean to live a larger life. As weeksand many decadent mealsgo by, Stella ends up living as a tumbleweed at famed bookstore Shakespeare & Company, uncovers a hundred-year-old mystery in a Manet painting, and discovers a passion for food that may be connected to her past. A feast for the senses, this novel is a testament to living deliciously, taking chances, and finding your true home.… (más)
What I liked about Ruth Reichl's new novel is the realistic setting of 1980's Paris and characters who are known from the city's recent past. Food and wine talk flows throughout the book and having been written by the former editor of Gourmet magazine and resturant critic Reichl, it will probably be of interest to foodies, though I personally tired of it.
The plot is mundane, just a new take on a young stuggling woman meets rich man theme, but the desciptions of Paris neighborhoods and street scenes as well as the overall feel of the book kept me reading. In the early chapters there is a section that made me think of Sarah Addison Allen's writing and from time to time I was also reminded of Woody Allen's movie "Midnight in Paris",though here there are chefs in place of the writers. Overall a good weekend read. ( )
I have read and enjoyed four of Ruth Reichl’s nonfiction/memoirs, but I was unable to finish this tale of fiction. The writing was more “tell” than “show.” I didn’t like the main character – she was not sympathetic nor believable. The plot was ponderous. And more than anything else, the descriptive child sex abuse episode which occurred at the beginning of the novel was disturbing. *Content Warning*
The best part about this book was when I gave myself permission to stop reading. ( )
Having just read a novel centered on food that left me with no sense of the taste and feel of the experience, I was glad to get my hands on Ruth Reichl's novel. I know from her nonfiction how vivid she is in details, and she didn't disappoint. I liked the story, too, and also learning what prompted her to write a novel. Cheers to you Ruth. Bon Appétit! 2024 read. ( )
Fiction.
Literature.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:A dazzling, heartfelt adventure through the food, art, and fashion scenes of 1980s Parisfrom the New York Times bestselling author of Save Me the Plums and Delicious!
An enchanting and irresistible feast . . . As with a perfect meal in the worlds most magical city, I never wanted this sublime novel to end.Cynthia DAprix Sweeney, author of Good Company Stella reached for an oyster, tipped her head, and tossed it back. It was cool and slippery, the flavor so briny it was like diving into the ocean. Oysters, she thought. Where have they been all my life? When her estranged mother dies, Stella is left with an unusual inheritance: a one-way plane ticket and a note reading Go to Paris. Stella is hardly cut out for adventure; a traumatic childhood has kept her confined to the strict routines of her comfort zone. But when her boss encourages her to take time off, Stella resigns herself to honoring her mothers last wishes. Alone in a foreign city, Stella falls into old habits, living cautiously and frugally. Then she stumbles across a vintage store, where she tries on a fabulous Dior dress. The shopkeeper insists that this dress was meant for Stella and for the first time in her life Stella does something impulsive. She buys the dressand embarks on an adventure. Her first stop: the iconic brasserie Les Deux Magots, where Stella tastes her first oysters and then meets an octogenarian art collector who decides to take her under his wing. As Jules introduces Stella to a veritable whos who of the Paris literary, art, and culinary worlds, she begins to understand what it might mean to live a larger life. As weeksand many decadent mealsgo by, Stella ends up living as a tumbleweed at famed bookstore Shakespeare & Company, uncovers a hundred-year-old mystery in a Manet painting, and discovers a passion for food that may be connected to her past. A feast for the senses, this novel is a testament to living deliciously, taking chances, and finding your true home.
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The plot is mundane, just a new take on a young stuggling woman meets rich man theme, but the desciptions of Paris neighborhoods and street scenes as well as the overall feel of the book kept me reading. In the early chapters there is a section that made me think of Sarah Addison Allen's writing and from time to time I was also reminded of Woody Allen's movie "Midnight in Paris",though here there are chefs in place of the writers. Overall a good weekend read. (