Paris for Beginners
Sometimes the best compass is to follow your heart.
Actress Rachael Coopes had a serious boyfriend and successful career in Australia when she was awarded a scholarship to study at a renowned clown school in Paris.
It was the opportunity of a lifetime, so she upped sticks and fully surrendered herself to the possibilities of Paris. Cue a coveted pied-à-terre with a view of the Eiffel Tower, quaffing champagne at midnight with her glamorous new amies, and learning how to flirt in French. But for all its charm and sensual pleasures, Paris had a hard lesson or two to teach her about life, and love.
For fans of Almost French and Emily ini Paris, Paris for Beginners is a beautiful memoir about acting, friendship and heartbreak. Ultimately, it's a story about growing up (even when you're already supposedly, a fully-fledged adult) and figuring out what you really need, set against the perennially alluring backdrop of the City of Lights.
'My time in Paris was a deeply joyous and formative chapter of my life, a time when I felt anything was possible,' said Rachel Coopes. 'Writing this book was like writing a love letter to a lost amour - to Paris and the past and all the emotion that is stirred in us when we revisit those corners of ourselves.
Paris for Beginners
by Rachel Coopes
Affirm Press
RRP: $34.99
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