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Paris Is Always a Good Idea

by Jenn McKinlay

A return to the places that shaped her

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A return to the places that shaped her

Seven years after a postcollege year abroad, Chelsea Martin sets out to retrace her travels through Ireland, France, and Italy. Her journey is prompted by her father’s remarriage and the realization that grief has left her life feeling stalled. Along the way, she hopes to reconnect with three men from her past, while the trip also brings her back into contact with a version of herself she has set aside. The setup pairs a European search for old romances with questions of loss, family change, and rediscovering one’s sense of direction.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy romantic comedies built around travel and past relationships.
  • Readers interested in stories about grief, family transitions, and personal renewal.

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Travel and memoryGrief and renewalFamily changeRomantic reconnection

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Book overview

A thirty-year-old woman retraces her gap year through Ireland, France, and Italy to find love--and herself--in this hilarious and heartfelt novel.

It's been seven years since Chelsea Martin embarked on her yearlong postcollege European adventure. Since then, she's lost her mother to cancer and watched her sister marry twice, while Chelsea's thrown herself into work, becoming one of the most talented fundraisers for the American Cancer Coalition, and with the exception of one annoyingly competent coworker, Jason Knightley, her status as most successful moneymaker is unquestioned.

When her introverted mathematician father announces he's getting remarried, Chelsea is forced to acknowledge that her life stopped after her mother died and that the last time she can remember being happy, in love, or enjoying her life was on her year abroad. Inspired to retrace her steps--to find Colin in Ireland, Jean Claude in France, and Marcelino in Italy--Chelsea hopes that one of these three men who stole her heart so many years ago can help her find it again.

From the start of her journey nothing goes as planned, but as Chelsea reconnects with her old self, she also finds love in the very last place she expected.
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