The author on Canal St. Martin in Paris

A story of reinvention

"Paris was the perfect place to lay the groundwork for the next phase of my life. It was the one spot on the map that was all mine…a place where anything was possible." —My (Part-Time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me Home

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  • “A poignant meditation on self-love, maternal loss — and the restorative force that is Paris.”

    —Jennifer Coburn, author of We’ll Always Have Paris

  • “Lisa takes us inside the “real” Paris. Her honesty, vulnerability and simple joie de vivre make it a pleasurable trip indeed.” —Amy Thomas, author of Paris My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate)

  • “Charming. This book feels as if Lisa Anselmo is telling you her Paris story over coffee at a café.”  —Janice MacLeod, New York Times-bestselling author of Paris Letters

     

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