Reading A Paris Year: “La Vie Est Faite de Petits Bonheurs”*
June 23, 2017
Let’s take a break from the everyday adventure of blog
redesign to bask in the simple pleasure of a new book!
I got this little beauty in the mail this week:
I’ve been waiting impatiently for it since I used part of my
Mother’s Day gift card to preorder it. I loved Paris Letters, and I’m
happy to say A Paris Year, while different in format, is also
completely delightful.
MacLeod’s love of Paris shines on every page. It’s the love
of a woman who has spent time getting to know her beloved intimately through
the year’s seasons, through dark and light, through frustrations and delights.
Amazon accurately describes it as a love letter to Paris.
Set up in diary format, each page holds photos or art—or
both—as well as wonderful little snippets of information. So far, I’ve learned
about the Wallace fountains (page 19), “le macaron” (page 59), the Arago Rose
Line (page 61), and salt harvesting (page 75).
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| Pretty endpapers |
My photos don’t do the book justice, but I wanted you to see a little bit of what’s inside.
This is the type of book I’d love to write. Where each page is a delicious little morsel to enjoy, that satisfies a longing for beauty and inspiration.
I’m doing my best to read just a few pages a day so I can
savor the experience, rather than gulping it down in one swallow. Something
tells me, though, I’ll be finished soon—maybe I’ll go back and reread it, then
reread Paris Letters. Why, yes, I’m in the mood for some escapist
reading, why do you ask?
Where are you escaping to this summer?
*“Life is full of small pleasures”
10 comments
Please, pretty please, bring this tomorrow!!
ReplyDeleteYou got it!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to this book too. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteRita, I think you'll love it. You'll have to let me know what you think.
ReplyDeleteKathy this looks like my kind of book. Will hop on line when I get an opportunity and check it out. In the meantime - enjoy each wonderful page. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying it very much, Debbie. I think you'll like it, too!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delightful! But then, I am rather partial to all things Paris. :) Enjoy your summer escapade there!
ReplyDeleteParis is always a good idea :). I enjoyed my vicarious travels there very much!
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of either of those books and am intrigued as I LOVE anything Parisian! I need to check them out!
ReplyDeleteHere are my June reads: https://elle-alice.blogspot.ca/2017/06/june-book-reviews.html
Elle--I think you'll love them! You can read more about the author at her website, janicemacleod.com. Hope you enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI just briefly checked out your book reviews for June, and want to go back and read them fully. Lots of interesting stuff there. Have you seen the movie A Room With a View? You might like that better than the book, especially since you're going to go to Italy (lucky you).