It’s 3 days until The Bones of Paris, Laurie R. King’s suspense novel of 1929 Paris. For excerpts and information click here. Vert-Galant From page 238-9: Past the magnificence of Notre Dame, around the Palais de Justice, and across the road to the small park at its prow, the Vert-Galant. Voices came from a moored…
Read MoreJust a reminder to anyone interested in this year’s contest: the deadline to send me the URL of your Pinterest page is midnight tonight Pacific time (although to be honest, I may not actually get to all the boards until midday tomorrow…). First prize is the iPad mini loaded with my books,and the five runners-up…
Read MoreIt’s 4 days until The Bones of Paris, Laurie R. King’s suspense novel of 1929 Paris. For excerpts and information click here. From page 85: [Stuyvesant] walked along to the pub-like comfort of the Falstaff and let Jimmie pour him a glass of his best Scotch. Jimmy Charters had been a British flyweight boxer,…
Read MoreIt’s 5 days until The Bones of Paris, Laurie R. King’s suspense novel of 1929 Paris. For excerpts and information click here. From page 89: The welcome, the voices—just the company of Mme Lemestre’s ladies teased at him like a cool breeze. He even had the money for a full night of pampering. The…
Read MoreIt’s 6 days until The Bones of Paris, Laurie R. King’s suspense novel of 1929 Paris. For excerpts and information click here. Montparnasse Cemetery From page 61: “His studio is down near Denfert-Rochereau….” “Isn’t that across from the Montparnasse cemetery?” “Yes. Not one of the more cheery cemeteries, I’m afraid.” Established outside the city center…
Read MoreIt’s 7 days until The Bones of Paris, Laurie R. King’s suspense novel of 1929 Paris. For excerpts and information click here. Cole Porter’s Music Room, Paris From page 312: [Stuyvesant] began with Cole Porter, the man Sarah had taken care to be standing beside at the strike of the full-moon bell. Porter lived with…
Read MoreMy publisher is handing out books right and left—ten of them, actual hardback copies of The Bones of Paris. This is a blog tour/giveaway based on a love of France–Francophile blogs all, who have agreed to do reviews and give away a book. Meet some new blogger voices, such as Words & Peace: As I…
Read MoreIt’s 8 days until The Bones of Paris, Laurie R. King’s suspense novel of 1929 Paris. For excerpts and information click here. Gertrude Stein (r) & Alice B. Toklas (l) by Man Ray: 27 rue de Fleurus From page 145: “Why do so few Americans bother to learn the language? People like that Stein woman—you…
Read MoreIt’s 9 days until The Bones of Paris, Laurie R. King’s suspense novel of 1929 Paris. For excerpts and information click here. Natalie Barney’s house: 20 rue Jacob. From page 314: One drink wasn’t enough courage to face rue Jacob. Ten probably wouldn’t be. [Stuyvesant] did not give himself a chance to chicken out, but…
Read MoreIt’s 10 days until The Bones of Paris, Laurie R. King’s suspense novel of 1929 Paris. For excerpts and information click here. LUNA PARK – PARIS FAIRGROUND SCENES – CLICK ON PHOTO TO BE TAKEN TO VIDEO Luna Park From page 236: He bought her a pair of red balloons, he won her a doll at…
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