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G.P. Putnam's Sons
July 2016
On Sale: July 12, 2016
Featuring: Madeleine; Margie
320 pages
ISBN: 039915891X
EAN: 9780399158919
Kindle: B01839Q44A
Hardcover / e-Book
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Women's Fiction
Madeleine is trapped—by her family's expectations, by her
controlling husband, and by her own fears—in an unhappy
marriage and a life she never wanted. From the outside, it
looks like she has everything, but on the inside, she fears
she has nothing that matters. In Madeleine’s memories, her grandmother Margie is the kind
of woman she should have been—elegant, reserved, perfect.
But when Madeleine finds a diary detailing Margie’s bold,
romantic trip to Jazz Age Paris, she meets the grandmother
she never knew: a dreamer who defied her strict, staid
family and spent an exhilarating summer writing in cafés,
living on her own, and falling for a charismatic artist. Despite her unhappiness, when Madeleine’s marriage is
threatened, she panics, escaping to her hometown and staying
with her critical, disapproving mother. In that unlikely
place, shaken by the revelation of a long-hidden family
secret and inspired by her grandmother’s bravery, Madeleine
creates her own Parisian summer—reconnecting to her love of
painting, cultivating a vibrant circle of creative friends,
and finding a kindred spirit in a down-to-earth chef who
reminds her to feed both her body and her heart. Margie and Madeleine’s stories intertwine to explore the
joys and risks of living life on our own terms, of defying
the rules that hold us back from our dreams, and of becoming
the people we are meant to be.
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