Paris

About Paris

From the grand master of the historical novel comes a dazzling epic portrait of Paris that leaps through centuries as it weaves the tales of families whose fates are forever entwined with the City of Light. As he did so brilliantly in London: The Novel and New York: The Novel, Edward Rutherfurd brings to life the most magical city in the world: Paris. This breathtaking multigenerational saga takes readers on a journey through thousands of years of glorious Parisian history.

  1. Complete Title: Paris
  2. Format: Hardcover
  3. Language: English
  4. Number of Pages: 809
  5. Publication Time: April 23, 2013
  6. Publisher: Doubleday
  7. ISBN: 0385535309
  8. ISBN13: 9780385535304

About Edward Rutherfurd

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Francis Edward Wintle, best known under his pen name Edward Rutherfurd, was born in the cathedral city of Salisbury. Educated locally, and at the universities of Cambridge, and Stanford, California, he worked in political research, bookselling and publishing. After numerous attempts to write books and plays, he finally abandoned his career in the book trade in 1983, and returned to his childhood home to write SARUM, a historical novel with a ten-thousand year story, set in the area around the ancient monument of Stonehenge, and Salisbury. Four years later, when the book was published, it became an instant international bestseller, remaining 23 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. Since then he has written five more bestsellers: RUSSKA, a novel of Russia; LONDON; THE FOREST, set in England’s New Forest which lies close by Sarum, and two novels which cover the story of Ireland from the time just before Saint Patrick to the twentieth century. His books have been translated into twenty languages.

Edward has lived in London, New York, New Hampshire and Ireland. He currently divides his time between New England and Europe. He has two children.

Edward Rutherfurd is a Life Member of the Friends of Salisbury Cathedral, the Salisbury Civic Society, and the Friends of Chawton House, which is located in Jane Austen’s village and dedicated to the study of women writers. He is also a Patron of the National Theatre of Ireland (the Abbey Theatre) in Dublin.

In 2005, the City of Salisbury commemorated his services to the city by naming one of the streets leading off its medieval market place ‘Rutherfurd Walk’.

Reviews Paris

I read this awhile ago, but wanted to add it because if you’re like me and have a passion for travel and history, you may very well love this as much as I did. It’s a multi-generational novel, followi…

User ImageJackie Ullerich

W-O-W-!!!!I really, really enjoyed this. There is only one thing that prevents me from giving five stars – the language is ordinary. I still want to highly recommend it, but I better explain for whom…

User ImageChrissie

I have never been to Paris, but if I ever get there I will be thinking about the ambitious and likable Monsieur Eiffel, my favorite real person who comes to life in this novel and Thomas Gascon, my fa…

User ImageAngela M

I remember reading Rutherfurd’s first historical epic, Sarum, and being swept away by the story of Salisbury, England and its families through the centuries. Since then, Rutherfurd has written several…

User ImageMaine Colonial

I had some mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I didn’t really like how he jumped back and forth through time instead of following a more linear timeline (as he does in his other books). On the ot…

User ImageKristin

Rutherfurd returns to offer another multi-generational view at one of the world’s great cities, using his popular formula to capture the wonders of Paris. The story expands from the lineage of three f…

User ImageMatt

Paris is a multi-generational, multi-century novel set in and around the city. I wish I could give this book two ratings: a two AND a four. As a travel book, which is what it was for a recent trip to…

User ImageStephan Benzkofer

Going back and forth between the 13th and 20th centuries and portraying six diverse families, Paris is a tale of love, passion, sacrifice, greed, betrayals and secrets. A brilliantly told story, with…

User ImageHelga

I feel like, to really dislike a book, I should explain why. Been a big fan of Rutherfurd since I picked up London, then Russka, Sarum, Princes of Ireland, New York, and the rest. All are great, 4 or…

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