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My (Part-Time) Paris Life

How Running Away Brought Me Home

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My (Part-Time) Paris Life

By: Lisa Anselmo
Narrated by: Lisa Anselmo
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Lisa Anselmo wraps her entire life around her mother, a strong woman who is a defining force in Lisa's life - maybe too defining. When her mother dies from breast cancer, Lisa realizes she hasn't built a life of her own and struggles to find her purpose. Who is she without her mother - and her mother's expectations?

Desperate for answers, she turns to her favorite city - Paris - and impulsively buys a small apartment, refusing to play it safe for the first time. What starts out as an act of survival sets Lisa on a course that reshapes her life in ways she never could have imagined. Suddenly she's living like a local in a city she thought she knew, but her high school French, while fine for buying bread at the corner boulangerie, goes only so far when Paris gives her a strong dose of real life. From dating to homeownership in a foreign country, Lisa quickly learns it's not all picnics on the Seine and starts to doubt herself - and her love of the city. But she came to Paris to be happy, and she can't give up now. Isn't happiness worth fighting for?

In the vein of Eat, Pray, Love and Wild, My (Part-time) Paris Life is a story for anyone who's ever felt lost or hopeless but still dreams of something more. This candid memoir explores one woman's search for peace and meaning and how the ups and downs of expat life in Paris taught her to let go of fear, find self-worth, and create real, lasting happiness in the City of Light.

©2016 Lisa Anselmo (P)2016 Macmillan Audio
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Relatable Protagonist • Emotional Journey • Charming Narration • Honest Storytelling • Heartfelt Memoir • Soothing Voice
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I loved every second of this book!!!! I cried, laughed and smiled. I hope that you write another book. I learned a lot from this book. I too will choose happiness.

Bravo

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Loved this book. Not to mention there are so many parallels to my own life the last 4 years it was mine blowing. Her articulation of the time spent in and out of the hospital with her mom was so poignant. I could so relate. And now I’m adjusting to the loss of my mom )and best friend) after freshly moving to a foreign country as well. But even if you don’t share these parallels to her life, it’s a beautiful book.

Loved it!!

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I found this memoir entertaining, partly because the author was very relatable to me, myself being a Jersey girl educated at Parsons in NYC, and having spent part-time going back and forth to France for a period.
Funny and apt observations on the cultural differences of being an American in France are imparted, along with the author's emotional attachments and discoveries along the way.
Well worth a listen for anyone who likes tales of moving to France, or anyone thinking of doing so.

Different Look at French Ex-pat Life

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An insightful, inspiring, memoir about loss, letting go and choosing to live and be happy.

Insightful. Inspiring. Self-Examining Memoir

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Loved it. wonderful telling of the writers coming to grips with the death of her mother and finding herself

Loved it

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Great narration. I love stories about Paris. This is a story of loss and recovery with less of Paris life.

More loss and recovery

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Even if you have never dreamed of living in Paris set aside the time to travel with "Leeza" ..."On her coming-of-age Journey "...That is to say at the point in our lives when we are now the adults ...candid, poignant, sweet, heartfelt ...

Even if you've never dreamed of living in Paris ..

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This very personal story gives information as the frosting on the cake, rather than the cake itself. It is a true to life recounting of a not-unusual series of events. It is told in a very charming way that assures the reader that these were personal experiences. But in this day and age, I have to think that it got published because the author knew the right people at the right time. If I ever get mold in a Paris apartment, now I know what to expect. Still, it was well-written and beautifully told.

Charmant

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A wonderful story of change . I also live far away from home but also understand that one can have many homes

A traveling life

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A beautiful story. The journey of discovering things about oneself is inspiring and moving. Narration was absolutely beautiful and the French was perfect!

Très magnifique!

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