Book description
An American in Paris falls in love with two women, one of whom he can
only only imagine, in this wonderful debut. As he settles into his new
office in Paris, American academic Trevor Stratton discovers a box full
of century-old artifacts. The pictures, letters and objects in the box
relate to the life of Louise Brunet, a Frenchwoman who lived through
both World Wars. Trevor begins to piece together the story of Louise's
life: her love for a cousin who died in the war, her marriage to a man
who works for her father, and her attraction to a neighbour in her
building at 13 rue Therese. As he becomes enamored with the charming,
feisty Louise of his imagination, he notices another alluring
Frenchwoman, his clerk Josianne, who planted the mysterious box in his
office, and with whom he decides he is falling in love.
