From Marc Levy, the most-read French author alive today, comes a modern-day love story between a famous actress hiding in Paris and a bestselling writer lying to himself. They knew their friendship was going to be complicated, but love—and the City of Lights—just might find a way.On the big screen, Mia plays a woman in love. But in real life, she’s an actress in need of a break from her real-life … from her real-life philandering husband—the megastar who plays her romantic interest in the movies. So she heads across the English Channel to hide in Paris behind a new haircut, fake eyeglasses, and a waitressing job at her best friend’s restaurant.
Paul is an American author hoping to recapture the fame of his first novel. When his best friend surreptitiously sets him up with Mia through a dating website, Paul and Mia’s relationship status is “complicated.”
Even though everything about Paris seems to be nudging them together, the two lonely ex-pats resist, concocting increasingly far-fetched strategies to stay “just friends.” A feat easier said than done, as fate has other plans in store. Is true love waiting for them in a postscript?
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A departure from my usual fare, P.S. from Paris was just what I needed to get away from real life for a while and revisit some of the locales of Paris. The story was fun, the characters engaging and there were quite a few laughs.
The thing I found most surprising about the book was that although it’s a bit of fluff fiction (and I don’t mean that as an insult; sometimes we need fluff), once you get to the last part of the story, there is a serious message embedded in it. I liked that. It takes a really good writer to be able to pull it off and Marc Levy did.
Love the spare writing style. Romantic and so sweet.
This was an enjoyable, entertaining read.
I have the sneaking suspicion that if I’d read the original French version, the beginning wouldn’t have seemed so sluggish. Once I got into the translation, it gained momentum and had a decidedly delightful ending.
This was my first book by Marc Levy. To be honest, I bought it for the cover. OMG, I’m glad I did. It was originally written in French, but the translation is really good. The story and characters captured my attention and didn’t let it go until the end.
If you’re a fan of quirky romance, give this one a read.
At first I thought the story was a dud. Nothing seemed to be happening for the first 20% of the book (reading on my Kindle). I even started another book to break the monotony. Then it morphed into a delightful tale, and the other book just had to wait.
No spoilers:
Mia, an actress, has gone to Paris to give herself time to think about leaving her husband who she suspects is having an affair. She changes her appearance so that no one will recognize her.
Paul, an American writer and a bit of a recluse, finds out that he needs to go to Seoul to promote his latest book. The good news is that the woman he sort of thinks he loves lives there. The bad news is that he has a fear of flying.
Through the machinations of friends and a dash of coincidence they meet and become very good friends although each holds a little bit back from the other.
Some strong language
Sex without lurid details
No violence
Mature readers
What better setting for a romance than Paris! In Marc Levy’s P.S. From Paris friendship and love bloom. With the aid of friends, the main characters, Paul and Mia, meet, flirt until they’re friends, and eventually fall in love.
Paul is an expatriate from the U.S.A., and Mia is an English actress on the run from her philandering husband. The misdirection and miscommunication that is their first meeting is humorous, and it is acrimonious enough that you’re sure they will never see each other again. However, fate brings them together again and again. As the story progresses, the author provides generous detail about Paul’s circumstances and Mia’s predicament. While some of the plot points felt contrived, it does allow for Mia and Paul to learn to take risks and leaps of faith.
Paul is an endearing character. His fear of flying and avoidance of publicity is quirky and charming. His Italian editor, Cristoneli, is hilarious; his butchering of the English language is hilarious. Mia is adorable and empathetic. Her best friend, Daisy, brings balance to Mia’s chaos. Daisy is a superb character! I loved how all these characters meld together.
This charming, utterly romantic story is near perfect. The one thing that detracted from that perfection was the twist in Paul’s tale at the end because it felt like a preachy political message from a celebrity. The twist however, did give Paul a reason to get out of his head, get over his infatuation, and get on with his life. Overall, P.S. From Paris is a lovely, quick-paced romance.
I couldn’t finish this book – I could not figure it out or exactly what it was about or if it would ever end.
Really enjoyed the writing and the plot is surprising.
Love it! Not because is a romance, or a romantic comedy. I liked because is a novel that writers, aspiring writers, or anyone writing out there will identify with. It’s a light read, fun at times.
“…he had taken up writing precisely in order to fill the silence, the way ink filled a blank page”.
“I’m sick of this cultural hegemony of depression. Your novel needs a happy ending”.
this book had a lot of twists and turns, but held my interest throughout. It was so well written with characters I could “see”.
This is a sensitive, heart touching, well-written novel about a couple who tell each other that their communications and dates “don’t count.” Mia, a famous movie star in hiding, and her new acquaintance, Paul, a semi-well known writer, develop a very special friendship. Great characters, great plot!