If the opportunity of a lifetime offered you a fresh start in Paris, wouldn’t you say yes? Jess certainly does, but when things get bumpy, will she stay the course – or abandon her dream of a brighter future?
‘As multi-layered, rich and enjoyable as a giant mille-feuille‘ Milly Johnson
Jess craves change. Her husband turned out to be a mid-life cliché, wrecking their marriage with his affair – and the career in journalism she abandoned for motherhood feels horribly out of reach.
So, when she’s invited to Paris to write the memoir of famous, reclusive artist Adelaide Fox, Jess leaps at the chance. She spent a magical summer there decades ago – and who wouldn’t want to stay in the Marais with an exciting job lined up?
But Adelaide is prickly and tight-lipped and worse, it seems Jess wasn’t the writer she wanted to work with after all.
Dark secrets are lurking in Adelaide’s youth, and Jess is determined to uncover them … but in so doing, she’ll need to examine her own past in Paris. Can Jess get to the heart of the matter and carve herself a new path to happiness along the way?
‘A heartfelt and escapist read’ Woman’s Weekly
‘Glorious characters and a dreamy setting’ The Sun
‘Lucy’s best book yet’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
‘I loved it!’ KATIE FFORDE
‘Escapist, romantic and scandalous’ SUNDAY POST
‘Such a treat’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
READERS LOVE LUCY DIAMOND
‘I love all of Lucy’s books’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘Lucy writes with such warmth and sympathy’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘Pure escapism’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘So uplifting’ 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘I can’t put Lucy’s books down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘As multi-layered, rich and enjoyable as a giant mille-feuille‘ Milly Johnson
Jess craves change. Her husband turned out to be a mid-life cliché, wrecking their marriage with his affair – and the career in journalism she abandoned for motherhood feels horribly out of reach.
So, when she’s invited to Paris to write the memoir of famous, reclusive artist Adelaide Fox, Jess leaps at the chance. She spent a magical summer there decades ago – and who wouldn’t want to stay in the Marais with an exciting job lined up?
But Adelaide is prickly and tight-lipped and worse, it seems Jess wasn’t the writer she wanted to work with after all.
Dark secrets are lurking in Adelaide’s youth, and Jess is determined to uncover them … but in so doing, she’ll need to examine her own past in Paris. Can Jess get to the heart of the matter and carve herself a new path to happiness along the way?
‘A heartfelt and escapist read’ Woman’s Weekly
‘Glorious characters and a dreamy setting’ The Sun
‘Lucy’s best book yet’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
‘I loved it!’ KATIE FFORDE
‘Escapist, romantic and scandalous’ SUNDAY POST
‘Such a treat’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
READERS LOVE LUCY DIAMOND
‘I love all of Lucy’s books’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘Lucy writes with such warmth and sympathy’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘Pure escapism’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘So uplifting’ 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
‘I can’t put Lucy’s books down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
Reviews
What a joy! Escapist, romantic and a little bit scandalous, this is Lucy Diamond at her page-turning best. A glorious Parisian adventure
This book shows how the past can impact on the present. It is intriguing and its setting is a joy in itself. I loved it!
A warm, extremely likeable, romantic book with plenty of substance and a lovely dog. I enjoyed it SO much
As multi-layered, rich and enjoyable as a giant mille-feuille. You will adore it
There are few things more enjoyable than sitting down with a Lucy Diamond novel. Her stories of family, friendship and life are heartfelt and escapist
Just the antidote for bleak February days, with its uplifting story about second chances and friendship, all set in the magical city of Paris
This heartwarming novel is a romantic read with a delightful ending
[A] gem of a novel. At once escapist, romantic and scandalous
Escapist, thoughtful
A heartfelt and escapist read
With glorious characters and a dreamy setting, I couldn't have loved this book more
An escapist adventure to lose yourself in
Heartfelt and escapist