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Irresistible, long sought by readers, and now in paperback for the first time, Secrets of Paris shows New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice at her most incandescent—a deeply moving story of true love, abiding friendship, and a once perfect marriage in precarious balance.
Lydie McBride has always embraced life to the fullest. But when an unthinkable tragedy strikes her family, everything she believes in is shattered. Her art-historian husband, Michael, watches the passion disappear from Lydie’s eyes and from their marriage, and hopes an assignment to Paris will help them reclaim a love that once seemed unassailable. But the City of Lights holds secrets and seductions for them both, including the mysteries of an alluring Frenchwoman with whom Michael will work. And Lydie’s unexpected friendship with two dramatically different women will enable her to find a new life. Will there be a place for the man with whom she always wanted to share that life . . . if she can find him again?
Lydie McBride has always embraced life to the fullest. But when an unthinkable tragedy strikes her family, everything she believes in is shattered. Her art-historian husband, Michael, watches the passion disappear from Lydie’s eyes and from their marriage, and hopes an assignment to Paris will help them reclaim a love that once seemed unassailable. But the City of Lights holds secrets and seductions for them both, including the mysteries of an alluring Frenchwoman with whom Michael will work. And Lydie’s unexpected friendship with two dramatically different women will enable her to find a new life. Will there be a place for the man with whom she always wanted to share that life . . . if she can find him again?
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Not bad for early in her career
14 Jun 2004
Format:Hardcover
Maybe I'm biased since I love everything Luanne Rice writes...I've read all of her newer novels, and I've worked my way back to her older stuff. I've enjoyed them all, but of course the older books aren't as "polished".
Secrets of Paris is like an anatomy of a marriage. We see two people who are going through a rough transitional time in their lives, and trying to get through it and stay together. They thought moving to Paris for a year might help, but of course it brings about new issues as well. This couple makes friends, move forward in their careers, but will they make progress in their marriage?
Again, this is not Rice's best work. I did however enjoy the story and characters. I cared about them and what would happen. To me, that's a good story. If you haven't read Luanne Rice before, I would recommend some of her newer novels first though- like Cloud 9, Firefly Beach and Safe Harbor.
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Disappointing Book!
18 Jan 2004
Format:Hardcover
I must preface this review by saying that Luanne Rice is one of my very favorite authors. Her books, which are generally filled with wonderful relationships, usually find me hugging her books and crying at the end of them. But unfortunately, Secrets of Paris was a grand disappointment when I read it recently. I certainly looked forward to reading one of Ms. Rice's earliest books but found in the end it was a grand disappointment and held very few secrets for me as a reader. I do wonder if I had read it when I first found this author if I would have continued reading her books. Then again, perhaps if I read this one first I might have seen her progression into the beloved author I now think about when I hear her name or see a new book by her.
The plot revolved around three women living and working in Paris. Lydie is a stylist who has accompanied her husband for the year as he works on an assignment at the Louvre. Patrice is an American woman who is married to a Parisian businessman and meets Lydie at a café. Rounding out the trio is Kelly, a Filipino woman who is Patrice's maid and longs to live in the United States. What happens between these three women as they forge a bond and try to help Kelly get to the United States should be of interest but failed to move me.
Although I didn't care for this book, I do recommend that anybody who loves family stories and relationship consider reading other books by Luanne Rice. Titles like The Perfect Summer, Blue Moon Home Fires and The Firefly trilogy are top reads from her and ones which even now just thinking about put a smile on my face.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
For some reason I re-read this book every year
23 Nov 2007
Format:Hardcover
I am actually in the process of re-reading this book for about the 4th time in as many years and came on looking for another Luanne Rice book- surprised to see the low ratings by other readers- I think this is a sincere, well-written book, it's not high art, but it doesn't pretend to be either- I seldom find that you can judge a book by it's cover, however, in this case the cover photo really has the same feeling as the novel- a little bit lonely, very pretty, good detail, and small ideas and patterns that you (I, at least) don't pick up on at your first look- like the fact that the cover photo is shot through a window and there are reflections of passersbye very faintly- that the scene is a perfect little tableau of what life should be like in an imaginged Paris- and that the main character is a set stylist. Along the same lines- Diane Johnson's Paris trilogy-l'affaire- le mariage- le divorce- are also excellent in my opinion- and are a bit more shrewd in a Henry James sort of way- than Secrets of Paris- and all excellent- regardless of whether you've been to Paris or not (or went and did not like it as I did! In my defense I was swindled by a money change guy for 50 bucks)- it doesn't really matter- this is Paris without the frustrations of travel- Personally, I think it's worth a visit- the book I mean- or 2.
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