Will I love The Paris Novel?

I have never read a book that immersed me into another culture the way this book did. Nor have I read a book that comes with a map, a recipe, and a discussion guide. For someone like me who is generally anxious about traveling and taking risks, this book makes you want to hop the next plane to Paris.

Such wonderful descriptions of Paris and of food. Plus the underlying plot was strong and the characters well-developed.

I’m already revealing a pattern, aren’t I? I adore books that plunge their protagonist into a new life abroad. When Stella’s estranged mother dies, Stella receives an unusual inheritance: a one-way ticket to Paris.

Alone in a foreign city, Stella falls back into her cautious, frugal ways. I can relate! However, an impulsive purchase propels her on a path to new discoveries—of Paris and herself. Stella plunges into the culinary scene. She lives as a “tumbleweed” at the famous Shakespear and Company Bookshop.

What a dream! I loved traveling along with her.