pickInitially I was not sure how I felt about this novel,but as it moved along,I became invested.It certainly helped that Paris has been on my mind since the Olympics.This morning I visited a local French Vietnamese bakery & indulged myself with a chocolate croissant & coffee.The sensuousness of food was a major focus & forger of relationships & family in the novel-a way for Stella to begin her self transformation & develop an understanding of love.🔽
kspenmoll 🔼Other plot lines that kept me reading included the Dior fashions,Stella‘s search for the forgotten female painter & model for Manet,Victorine Meurent,her stint as a “tumbleweed”at the bookshop Shakespeare and Company,& her growing “found family”, all adding spice to the mix. #Paris #fabulousfood #porchlife (edited) 1mo
dabbe Lovely spot. 🩶🖤🩶 1mo