Product Description

For more than a century, Americans and Britons have been arriving hopefully in Paris. Most were tourists, but a significant number had other motives, ranging from learning to paint or write, to finding a rich husband; from escaping racism and politics to gaining a sexual education. John Baxter arrived because he had fallen in love with a French woman. All of these people arrived because they were re-making their lives. WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS is a personal view of Paris as it appeared to the emotionally and intellectually hungry of the world. It is a guided tour of the people and places associated with the Parisian legend. It includes interviews with painters, film-makers, actresses, writers, poets. There are visits to the cafes of Montparnasse where Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Man Ray hung out. It explores the old brothels - temples of sensuality in 18th century Paris - and an erotic bookshop. Above all, it is John Baxter's personal history of Europe's most romantic capital city.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2116722 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Sunday Times
'Towers above most recent memoirs of life abroad...Considerably more irresistible than many of the performers at Bernadin's Crazy Horse Show.'

Daily Mail
'A charming insider's guide to literary and artistic Paris ... Excellent.'

Daily Mail
'Armchair travel at its most irresistible and romantic.'

Customer Reviews

FODOR'S Meets Sex and the City!
John Baxter's latest book is a memoir, city guide, historical/literary romp and affectionate look at Paris through the eyes, ears and taste-buds of an expatriate!
What a delightful read presented in a small, guide-book size format easily held in one hand at an outdoor Parisian cafe. The book begins with Baxter's move to Paris at age 50 from a comfortable professional life in Los Angeles to his new life with a former love who soon becomes his wife. Though he arrives in Paris knowing only a smattering of French, the book is liberally sprinkled with French words and phrases, whose historical origins are creatively interspersed with Baxter's adventures and explorations of the City of Lights. One of the strengths of his writing is his keen observation and description of the people he has known over the years and how their life stories have interwoven with his own. A most enjoyable book for both the Francophile and those who wish to be, but are reluctant to admit it!