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- A glamorous fish-out-of-water first novel, Paris Hangover stars Klein, a just-escaped New Yorker with trunk-fulls of fabulous footwear but without the significant relationship she'd really expected and longed to have by now, in her mid-thirties.
- About the Author: Kirsten Lobe is a former fashion designer for Calvin Klein and Oscar de la Renta who also designed home furnishings sold in stores such as Barney and Neiman-Marcus.
- 336 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Women
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A glamorous New Yorker leaves her lavish life to start over in Paris.Book Synopsis
A glamorous fish-out-of-water first novel, Paris Hangover stars Klein, a just-escaped New Yorker with trunk-fulls of fabulous footwear but without the significant relationship she'd really expected and longed to have by now, in her mid-thirties. Fleeing a live-in lover and their sleek Tribeca triplex as well as a career in fashion, Klein stars over in Paris-in a tiny walk-up in the 6th that she had to lie (in broken Franglais) and write a bad check to get, only to discover that, among other things, Parisian apartments don't come with kitchens.
Living out of her ten piece of (Louis Vuitton, natch) luggage, Klein plunges into the mysterious world of French men and dating. She muddles her way through: the sexy Renaud, the prototypical Frenchman; dating three men named Jean simultaneously; and one completely wrong Monsieur Married Man, who wants Klein for his very well-kept mistress.
Set against a backdrop of knowing references to Paris and its unique manners and mores, Paris Hangover is ultimately a very satisfying modern romance as Klein falls-- possibly permanently--for the least likely man to catch her eye.
From the Back Cover
Klein is a New York fashionista with a great resume, a terrific boyfriend (on paper) and showstopping Tribeca triplex. She has trunk-fulls of fabulous footwear, but not the significant relationship she'd longed for--no, expected--to have by now. And there's something else: she's fou (that's crazy) for France, for French men, for la vie Francaise. Fleeing her Big Shot boyfriend and bidding adieu to it all, Klein starts over in Paris.
From a tiny walk-up in the 7th that she had to lie (in broken Franglais) to get, Klein plunges into the mysterious world of Gallic Men: the casually sexy Renaud, a prototypical Frenchman with a flute of Moet and a Galoise always at the read; trying to keep everybody straight when she dates three men named Jean at the same time; and a completely wrong Monsieur Married Aristocrat, who wants Klein for his very well-kept mistress. An American in Paris never had life so good--Café Flore, painting in a garret, afternoons in the Jardins Luxembourg--or so bad. But Klein isn't going to get over her passion for France and it's men anytime soon. PARIS HANGOVER is a funny, fresh novel about trying on a new life for size--and about cherching le homme in the process. "This is a witty mousse, yet it also is unsparing without cruelty, ambitious not vicious, chic without the inevitable creak of a writer trying too hard."--Jacquelyn MitchardReview Quotes
"PARIS HANGOVER will hang around your dreams long after Klein kisses you goodbye--on both cheeks, of course!" --Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN and A THEORY OF RELATIVITY
"Gucci bags, Jimmy Choo shoes, and now a copy of PARIS HANGOVER are all essential items for the upwardly mobile young woman." --Sylvia Beach Whiteman, owner of Paris's Shakespeare & Co. "Strong debut. There's something for everyone in this witty novel: red-hot love scenes, glorious depictions of Parisian sights and a snappy story." --Kirkus Reviews "Women will be champagne-tickled by this sexy chic lit du jour." --Playgirl "Engaging new novel." --Chicago Sun-Times "Klein will take you on a trip through Paris you can smell, taste, see, hear, and feel...a story that goes beyond fashion and sex." --romancedivas.com "A great novel with a lot of heart...An American in Paris never had life so good" --freshfiction.com "A hilarious and glamorous debut novel in the Sex and the City style with sharp and funny observations." --Paris Through Expatriate EyesAbout the Author
Kirsten Lobe is a former fashion designer for Calvin Klein and Oscar de la Renta who also designed home furnishings sold in stores such as Barney and Neiman-Marcus. In 2002, she traded a 2,000 square foot Tribeca loft for a 550 square foot garret in Paris' St. Germain, where she still lives.
