When a deed to an apartment in Paris turns up in an old attic trunk, an estranged mother and daughter must reunite to uncover the secret life of a family matriarchβperfect for fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and The Beekeeperβs Daughter.
Hannah Bond has always been a bookworm, which is why she fled Floridaβand her unstable, alcoholic motherβfor a quiet life leading Jane Austen-themed tours through the British countryside. But on New Yearβs Eve, everything comes crashing down when she arrives back at her London flat to find her mother, Marla, waiting for her.
Marlaβs brought two things with her: a black eye from her ex-boyfriend and an envelope. Its contents? The deed to an apartment in Paris, an old key, and newspaper clippings about the death of a famous writer named Andres Armand. Hannah, wary of her motherβs motives, reluctantly agrees to accompany her to Paris, where against all odds, they discover great-grandma Ivyβs apartment frozen in 1940 and covered in dust.
Inside the apartment, Hannah and Marla discover mysterious clues about Ivyβs lifeβincluding a diary detailing evenings of drinking and dancing with Hemingway, the Fitzgeralds, and other iconic expats. Outside, they retrace her steps through the city in an attempt to understand why she went to such great lengths to hide her Paris identity from future generations.
A heartwarming and charming saga set in the City of Lights, Lost in Paris is an unforgettable celebration of family and the love between a mother and a daughter.
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