I'll See You in Paris
Michelle Gable, 2016
St. Martin's Press
400 pp.
ISBN-13: 9781250070630
Summary
Three women, born generations apart.
One mysterious book that threads their lives together.
A journey of love, discovery, and truth…
I’ll See You in Paris is based on the real life of Gladys Spencer-Churchill, the Duchess of Marlborough, a woman whose life was so rich and storied it could fill several books.
Nearly a century after Gladys’s heyday, a young woman’s quest to understand the legendary Duchess takes her from a charming hamlet in the English countryside, to a dilapidated manse kept behind barbed wire, and ultimately, to Paris, where answers will be found at last.
In the end, she not only solves the riddle of the Duchess but also uncovers the missing pieces in her own life.
At once a great love story and literary mystery, I’ll See You in Paris will entertain and delight, with an unexpected ending that will leave readers satisfied and eager for Gable’s next novel. (From the publisher.)
Author Bio
• Birth—1974
• Born—San Diego, California, USA
• Education—B.A., College of William & Mary
• Currently—lives in Cardiff by the Sea, California
Michelle Gable is an American author, a wife, mother of two, and head of investor relations for a California software company. She writes whenever possible—starting at 5:00 in the morning or 11:00 at night.
Gable, born and raised in San Diego, California, became a budding writer early on. In the fourth grade, her parents presented her with the book Someday You'll Write: from then on she wrote short stories, horrible high school novels, and turned every tween and teen social gathering into a writing party.
Despite her passion for the written word, Gable earned a bachelor's in accounting and pursued a career in finance. But she never stopped writing. Bouyed by a literary agent who stuck with her despite low sales for two initial books, Gable finally attained success a few weeks shy of her 40th birthday—with the launch of A Paris Apartment. That book, published in 2014, reached both the New York Times and USA Today lists. Her second book I'll See You in Paris came out in 2016. (Adapted from the author's website.)
Book Reviews
Gable has crafted another page-turner of a good read, filled with history, mystery and a dash of romance. This is the sort of fun, escapist read that is beloved by books clubs. There are characters to love, characters to hate, enticing settings and a requisite amount of plot twists.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Plot-master Gable’s affection for hidden treasures emerges again in her second absorbing novel. Readers are kept guessing ’til the end in this sweet story of love, mystery, art, literature, and Paris. As complex and moving as Naomi Wood’s Mrs. Hemingway and Liz Trenow’s The Forgotten Seamstress.
Booklist
Gable writes an engaging story, and both worlds—Annie's in 2001 and Pru's in 1973—are easy to slide into. Readers will root for both women as they uncover family secrets and discover hidden aspects of themselves. The riddle of the story is easily guessed, but that doesn't distract from the novel's overall charm. —Jennifer Mills, Shorewood-Troy Lib., IL
Library Journal
Gable tells an engaging story.... Blending fact and fiction in an entertaining but occasionally confusing way..., [some parts are] hard to believe, yet it's [a] fine tribute to a one-in-a-million [historical] character despite a few hard-to-swallow plot devices.
Kirkus Reviews
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