Review: An entertaining read that brought back memories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2014
Memories of Paris from six decades ago were pleasantly reawakened by this light, pleasant read. The famous Deux Maggots is still bustling with folks. There a primary black marketeer introduced me to the Chief of Police of Paris, one of his best friends, who invited me to enjoy Die Fledermaus in the oxygenless operahouse. The 16eme arrondissement, where I lived, has evidently turned into a "posh" one. The author failed to mention the sidewalk urinals for men, which I thought so disgusting, so I'll guess that they've been replaced--but maybe not.But the lives of Parisiennes were not part of this story. It was instead, the story of an American journalist who fled to Paris to escape her disappointing romantic involvement in Florida. In sum, the book was like a quick, frothy cappuccino, tasty going down.Barbara C. Johnson, author of Behind the Black Robes: Failed Justice