“Around and About Paris” – Montparnasse (Beneath Its Surface)
“Around Montparnasse” a journey into the depths of Paris, an invitation to scratch beneath its surface of dazzling vistas and …
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Café Culture in Paris
The cafés in Paris are an institution. It’s not so much about the coffee (even though many French people drink …
Stars, Stripes, and Seine: Americans in occupied Paris 1940-1944
5,000 Americans refused to leave Paris after war broke out in September 1939. Who were they? Why was Paris a …
McLain’s “Paris Wife” will have you head over heels for the Hemingways
The Paris Wife – Paula McLain (2010). The romance between Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley was a passionate, intoxicating …
French Impressions: Catherine Watson on literary travel writing and memoir
Catherine Watson is a travel writer, photographer and writing coach who teaches literary travel writing and memoir in university-level workshops …
A Woman's Paris 