The Light of Paris
From the bestselling author of THE WEIRD SISTERS comes an enchanting tale of self-discovery that will strike a chord with anyone who has ever felt they’ve lost their way.
‘I adored The Light of Paris. It’s so lovely and big-hearted’ JOJO MOYES
‘Soulfulness and emotional insight meet laugh-out-loud humour’ PAULA McLAIN, author of The Paris Wife
Chicago, 1999.
Madeleine is trapped – by her family’s expectations, by her controlling husband – in an unhappy marriage and a life she never wanted. But when she finds a diary detailing her grandmother Margie’s trip to Jazz Age Paris, she meets a woman she never knew: a dreamer who defied her strict family and spent a summer living on her own, and falling for a charismatic artist.
When Madeleine’s marriage is threatened, she escapes to her hometown to stay with her disapproving mother. Shaken by the revelation of a family secret and inspired by her grandmother’s bravery, Madeleine creates her own summer of joy. In reconnecting with her love of painting and cultivating a new circle of friends, the chance of a new life emerges – but will she be bold enough take it?
”'I adored The Light of Paris. It’s so lovely and big-hearted” - JOJO MOYES
”'Soulfulness and emotional insight meet laugh-out-loud humour” - PAULA McLAIN, author of The Paris Wife
”The Light of Paris is a warm and illuminating novel of great hope and heart.' Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times-bestselling author of Beach Town and Ladies” - Night
”'Eleanor Brown’s beautiful book is hard to put down.” - HELLO! MAGAZINE
Praise for THE WEIRD SISTERS: -
‘It’s I CAPTURE THE CASTLE meets THE VIRGIN SUICIDES, an eccentric and totally irresistible read’Glamour -
‘Three sisters, as different in temperament as King Lear’s daughters, each return to their parental home, harbouring secrets … A funny and insightful mirror to reality’Easy Living -
‘If you didn’t know, you’d never guess that this thoroughly enjoyable novel was the author’s first’Daily Mail -
‘What a joy to read. What a VOICE’Helen Simonson, best-selling author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand -
‘5 stars’Heat Magazine -
‘Bright, literate debut…the stage clearly belongs to the sisters; Hamlet’s witches would be proud of the toil and trouble they stir up.’Publisher’s Weekly -