The Paris Novel: The gorgeously uplifting new novel about living - and eating - deliciously

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When Stella's estranged, larger-than-life mother dies, she leaves Stella with a curious inheritance: a one-way plane ticket and a note reading 'Go to Paris'. Stella wants nothing less than to step outside her comfortable routines and predictable life, but eventually resigns herself to honouring her mother's wishes. Alone in a foreign city, Stella falls back to old habits, living cautiously, spending little, avoiding other people. Until, that is, she stumbles across an octogenarian art-collector who takes her under his wing. Together, they discover a passion for food, art and fashion, and Stella begins to wonder if there might be a life outside her comfort zone after all... Bestselling author and food writer Ruth Reichl's rich, sensual writing brings the food and fashion of Paris to life in this charming novel about finding your true home where you least expect it.

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'This is nothing less than absolute enchantment.' Nigella Lawson

'I absolutely loved this gastro-tour through the streets of Paris - and further afield in France. A wonderful treat.'Veronica Henry, author ofThirty Days in Paris

'Few [authors] are so riotously, effortlessly entertaining as Ruth Reichl... [She] is also witty, fair-minded, brave, and a wonderful writer.'New York Times Book Review

'Ruth Reichl is the best sort of storyteller intimate, wise, frank, and completely engaging.'Susan Orlean, bestselling author of The Orchid Thief

'Ruth Reichl is one of our greatest storytellers. No one writes as warmly and engagingly about the all-important intersection of food, life, love, and loss.'Alice Waters, restaurateur and author of We Are What We Eat

'Reichl is one of the best food writers of our era.'Vox

'Reichl's irresistible charms should be savoured.'US Weekly

'I love everything Ruth Reichl writes and not only isThe Paris Novelno exception, it is, page after page, an enchanting and irresistible feast.' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest

'In Ruth Reichls singularly capable hands, how could Paris be anything less than completely delicious... Hopelessly andhopefullyromanticyou will devour this novel.' Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife

'A splendid novel of family, food, and all things French, by one of the worlds best food writers at the top of her game.'J. Ryan Stradal, author ofSaturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club

'What a joy... This is a sumptuous book that I simply could not put down. C'est formidable!' Julia Louis-Dreyfus

'The Paris Novelis a movable feast through France in the 1980s, with stops in memorable bistros, markets, and Left Bank cafs.' David Lebovitz, author of My Paris Kitchen

'Sensual and sweeping, Ruth Reichl'sThe Paris Novelis for anyone who wants to believe that a great meal, a work of art, and an intimate conversation all have the ability to change your life.'Lillian Li, author ofNumber One Chinese Restaurant

'A delicious feast for the senses, taking the reader on an enchanting journey through the city of love, and following Stella's adventure into a bolder, more beautiful life.' Oprah Daily, 'Most Anticipated Books of 2024'

'Savor Paris through this story of a lost young woman who finds herself in a city she never knew she'd love, let alone finally feel at home in. It's all here: Les Deux Magots, Dior, L'Ami Louis, and Shakespeare and Company. And there is no better guide than Ruth Reichl.' Padma Lakshmi, New York Times-bestselling author of Love, Loss, and What We Ate

'Ruth Reichl'sThe Paris Novelwhisks us into an enchanting world full of Parisian pleasures, mouthwatering delights, and entangled mysteries...The Paris Novelis a gem.'Bianca Bosker, author ofGet the Picture

'When straitlaced Stella's aloof mother dies, she leaves a note that says "Go to Paris" and Stella decides to listen. Reichl, the former editor ofGourmetand a bestselling author of food memoirs, writes a whimsical novel about self-discovery at any age.' Chatelaine

Reichl'swriting reads like a dish you want to savour, slowly chewing each perfectly chosen word. Eater

'Rich, colourful and seductive... Get yourself some cheese, baguette, red wine, and letThe Paris Noveltake you on a remarkable holiday for the soul.'Nina George, author ofThe Little Paris Bookshop

Author Bio

Ruth Reichl is the New York Times-bestselling author of five memoirs, the novel Delicious!; and the cookbook My Kitchen Year. She was editor in chief of Gourmet magazine for ten years. Previously she was the restaurant critic for the New York Times and served as the food editor and restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times. She has been honored with six James Beard awards for her journalism, magazine feature writing, and criticism. She lives in upstate New York with her husband and two cats.