{"product_id":"the-paris-hours-paperback","title":"The Paris Hours - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex George\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Like \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Hours\u003c\/i\u003e explores the brutality of war and its lingering effects with cinematic intensity. The ending will leave you breathless.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Christina Baker Kline, author of \u003ci\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Piece of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day in the City of Light. One night in search of lost time.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParis between the wars teems with artists, writers, and musicians, a glittering crucible of genius. But amidst the dazzling creativity of the city's most famous citizens, four regular people are each searching for something they've lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCamille was the maid of Marcel Proust, and she has a secret: when she was asked to burn her employer's notebooks, she saved one for herself. Now she is desperate to find it before her betrayal is revealed. Souren, an Armenian refugee, performs puppet shows for children that are nothing like the fairy tales they expect. Lovesick artist Guillaume is down on his luck and running from a debt he cannot repay--but when Gertrude Stein walks into his studio, he wonders if this is the day everything could change. And Jean-Paul is a journalist who tells other people's stories, because his own is too painful to tell. When the quartet's paths finally cross in an unforgettable climax, each discovers if they will find what they are looking for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold over the course of a single day in 1927, Alex George's \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Hours\u003c\/i\u003e takes four ordinary people whose stories, told together, are as extraordinary as the glorious city they inhabit.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native of England, Alex George read law at Oxford University and worked for eight years as a corporate lawyer in London and Paris. He has lived in the Midwest of the United States for the last sixteen years. He is the founder and director of the Unbound Book Festival, and is the owner of Skylark Bookshop, an independent bookstore in downtown Columbia, Missouri. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Hours\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Good American\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSetting Free the Kites\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47250582438137,"sku":"9781250307200","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UWU1cFlGRW1ZWDlpOXJaVlRIMzYzUT09.webp?v=1768664238","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-paris-hours-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}