The Light of Paris

(Paperback)

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From the bestselling author of THE WEIRD SISTERS comes an enchanting tale of self-discovery that will strike a chord with anyone who has ever felt theyve lost their way.

I adored The Light of Paris. Its so lovely and big-hearted JOJO MOYES

Soulfulness and emotional insight meet laugh-out-loud humour PAULA McLAIN, author of The Paris Wife
Chicago, 1999.

Madeleine is trapped by her familys expectations, by her controlling husband in an unhappy marriage and a life she never wanted. But when she finds a diary detailing her grandmother Margies trip to Jazz Age Paris, she meets a woman she never knew: a dreamer who defied her strict family and spent a summer living on her own, and falling for a charismatic artist.

When Madeleines marriage is threatened, she escapes to her hometown to stay with her disapproving mother. Shaken by the revelation of a family secret and inspired by her grandmothers bravery, Madeleine creates her own summer of joy. In reconnecting with her love of painting and cultivating a new circle of friends, the chance of a new life emerges but will she be bold enough take it

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I adored The Light of Paris. Its so lovely and big-hearted JOJO MOYES

Soulfulness and emotional insight meet laugh-out-loud humour PAULA McLAIN, author of The Paris Wife

The Light of Paris is a warm and illuminating novel of great hope and heart. Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times-bestselling author of Beach Town and Ladies Night

Eleanor Browns beautiful book is hard to put down. HELLO! MAGAZINE

Praise for THE WEIRD SISTERS:

Its I CAPTURE THE CASTLE meets THE VIRGIN SUICIDES, an eccentric and totally irresistible read
Glamour

Three sisters, as different in temperament as King Lears daughters, each return to their parental home, harbouring secrets A funny and insightful mirror to reality
Easy Living

If you didnt know, youd never guess that this thoroughly enjoyable novel was the authors first
Daily Mail

What a joy to read. What a VOICE
Helen Simonson, best-selling author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

5 stars
Heat Magazine

Bright, literate debutthe stage clearly belongs to the sisters; Hamlets witches would be proud of the toil and trouble they stir up.
Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

A New York Times bestseller in both hardback and paperback, The Weird Sisters is Eleanor Browns debut novel.