A Town Like Paris: Falling in Love in the City of Light

by Bryce Corbett

Book Overview

At the age of twenty-eight, stuck in a dead-end job in London, and on the run from a broken heart, Bryce Corbett takes a job in Paris, home of l'amour and la vie boheme ; he is determined to make the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767928172
• ISBN13: 9780767928175
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.9" x 0.7" x 5.2"

Customer Reviews

A Town Like Paris

This is one of the funniest books I've read! Along the same lines as the Merde series, it is laugh out loud and being that it is easy reading you will have it over and done with in a weekend! So whilst the winter drags on, buy this and be entertained... You really have nothing to lose!!

A different tour of Paris

Mr. Corbett's experiences after his relocation to Paris are anything but boring. He takes us through how he "accidentally" gets hired for a job he is not qualifed to perform, through his attempts of being the lead singer in a band, his orange "love pad", and trop autre choses. Planning a trip to Paris? Be sure to read this book. The lessons the author had to learn over a period of time regarding the french ways are presented in their simplest, bottom-line form. He even tells the secret of how to date a french woman.

Le Bonheur est dans le Book!

Found this coming back from Australia, had selected the films I planned to see on the flight and then read A Town Like Paris from cover to cover. Corbett's account of ex-pat life is hilarious, whether or not you know Paris (although anyone who has spent time there will love seeing their experiences so wittily described). Bring on the sequel!

The other side of the mirror

Bryce is hilarious and his book is real piece of expatriate Parisian life. I've been reading other expatriate stories about Paris, and this is the funnier by far. I am French Parisian living in Sydney and looking to my hometown through his eye was such a refresh. His analysis is entertaining, accurate and witty. Plus, having a showgirl is not something very common for us, Parisian born people ;) J'ai a-do-ré le livre de Bryce, je lis et relis et le conseille à toutes les personnes qui souhaitent avoir une idée de ce qu'est la vie parisienne à travers les yeux d'un expatrié. Etant moi-même une expatriée, originaire de Paris et vivant actuellement à Sydney, je suis de l'autre côté du miroir et je peux vous assurer que vous retrouverez l'humour et l'enthousiasme typique des australiens. J'ai retrouvé le Paris que je connais avec une écriture tonique, drôle et précise.

A Town Like Paris

This book is fabulous - I haven't laughed this hard in many years over any book, with tears rolling down my face. My sister sent me this book, with glowing reviews. We were both totally taken in by Mr. Corbett's adventures. Light reading - yes! Funny - absolutely! Zany - uh huh! Deep - go read Anna Karenina. If you want to simply feel good and laugh alot read this book. We're waiting for his next one. Thanks Bryce!