Paris, Paris
Journey into the City of Light

I have decided to read this book because of my wife's enthusiastic review, as follows ... ... I have lived in the South of France each summer for the past 7 years, which also includes at least one month in Paris each year. I read about 6 to 7 books each year about Paris, my favorite city. David Downi......more

You may think you know Paris, but do you know the secret Paris, the less well-known places in Paris that are a part of the city's history? David Downie, together with his wife, photographer Alison Harris, takes you to these places...Père-Lachaise cemetery...boats on the Seine...a museum to Modiglian......more

Gol-LY it took me long enough to read this. Because every chapter is an essay of its own, there were some I loved, some that were ok, and some that didn't capture me at all. I will say that having never been to Paris, or even France, some of what Downie talks about were hard to follow. One might app......more

Downie has lived in Paris for over three decades and this book is a series of vignettes about aspects of Parisian life that will appeal to lovers of the city, visitors, neophytes, and anybody who would love to read what amounts to a travel blog of various neighborhoods, people, aspects, and distinct......more