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Janice MacLeod’s memoir chronicles her decision to leave a high‑profile career as an art director and uproot her life by moving to Paris. In the city of lights, she falls in love with a Frenchman who does not speak English, a romance that becomes both a personal and practical catalyst for her transition. Drawing on her artistic talent and writing skills, MacLeod finds innovative ways to support herself and ultimately secure the means to make Paris her permanent home. Her account offers insight into the challenges and joys of redefining identity, career, and love abroad.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Memoir/Travel Memoir
Authors: Janice MacLeod
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