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Patty
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This is a "chick" book and might not intrigue the male audience, or will it? What I value most about One Dance in Paris is that Julia Holden totally fooled me. I dived right in and enjoyed the heck out of this wonderful tale! It is worth my time to read it again, a rare occurrence. I started to Google "La Gazelle," and then remembered this is fiction. Believable? Unbelievable!! I was drawn into the persona of Linda Stone, her simplistic charm, and to her strength of character. She boldly sets off to find the mother who died when Linda was a baby. On her journey, she discovers she is the reincarnation of a beautiful woman, right down to their height of 6 feet, and size 11 shoes. Linda first models her mother, and then realizes herself. It is an amazing tale. Eventually, she also finds her dad whom she's known all her life, and didn't particularly like. How sweet is that? The intrigue begins as Linda travels first from Massachusetts to Las Vegas where she meets Dixie and learns Maggie was a top-notch show girl. Then she goes on to Paris where things REALLY happen! But, I won't tell you about that. You must discover this delicious treat yourself.
Best Line:
"Years ago, one grossly inebriated night in my late teens, I sat on his face (the statue of John Harvard). Harvard Security was not amused, although I suspect old John quite enjoyed himself. Anyway, he didn't complain. And he did have stamina, which I quite admire in a man."
Kim
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Linda Stone is 26 years old and still lives at home with her father, Jack. Her mother, Maggie, died when Linda was 2, so coupled with the fact that she does not have any memories of her mother, her father tells her next to nothing about Maggie, claiming he doesn't know anything about her life before they met. Linda lives a rather aimless life, and not all together law-abiding either, until she receives a package in the mail with a peacock feather and a picture enclosed, and a return address in Las Vegas. Thus begins Linda's life-changing adventure, because once she finds the sender of the package at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, the plot thickens with an impromptu trip to Paris, all leading to Linda's discovery of a legend that also happened to be her mother. I liked this book, in that it was fun and easy to read, and the story kept going. I wouldn't say it is great literature, but it is a good story with all the necessary twists and turns, plus Linda as the narrator is charming and selfless, making her instantly and continuously likable.
Best Line:
"If Phantom of the Opera is arguably the second worst movie I've ever seen, Moulin Rouge is inarguably the worst."
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