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Emily Marant in À Paris 

There are many reasons as to why you should read À Paris. Not only does the book provide insight to Paris through the eyes of Jeanne Damas & Lauren Bastide, it is also a remarkable Ode to the city, celebrating the stories and lives of women in the city. It is admittedly not what most people would expect from reading it, with its goodwill and wholesome quality. Without spoiling anything, I will state how much it can change your perspective and expectations on the city of Paris. Not only will you feel like you get it, you will feel like you got keys how to experience Paris. Not to mention how Jeanne follow-up release, La Vie en Rouje does not disappoint either, we can be assured how much pleasure we take from being a part of this Histoire.

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I remember when I couldn’t afford to get a copy of this book, I was still a student in Paris hustling to finish up school. I wanted this book so badly, and to see it on my desk every day is a shining beacon of hope for me. It is the small things that matter such as simply being able to read this book on the train, home or anywhere else. The world of Jeanne Damas and her peers has had a tremendous effect on me. It has been a significant part of what  helped me find purpose and built my perspective on the world in a way I could have never imagined. I can only think to share this joys of this with the world in the hopes that it may do for someone else what it has done for me.

A PARIS “by Jeanne Damas & Lauren Bastide