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Author Elizabeth Thompson gives us a charming story in her new book, Lost In Paris. As we are introduced to the main character Hannah, an American expat living in London, she is navigating through the challenges of building a career, dating, roommates, estrangement from her mother and mourning the recent loss of her grandmother. An unexpected find when settling her grandmother's estate leads Hannah to Paris. I really enjoyed the plot of this book and the way Thompson interwove correspondence from Hannah's great-grandmother into the contemporary story. The characters were well developed and I felt great satisfaction in the resolution of the ending. This book was very good read and I would not hesitate to recommend and look forward to doing so!

****This ARC was provided by NetGalley for a free and honest review.**** Friends, this book may be my favorite of the year! Definitely my favorite of the year so far but I may be biased because I consider myself a Francophile. Hannah Bond left Florida to escape her poor excuse for a mother. She lands in England giving Jane Austen inspired tours to other book lovers. Her mother shows up in England with a deed to a Paris apartment, in Hannah’s great-grandmothers name, a set of keys and some mysterious newspaper clippings. Hannah and her mother, Marla, decide to travel to Paris to discover more about Ivy’s past. They discover an apartment frozen in 1940 and a set of Ivy’s diaries about her life in Paris. They discover Ivy has rubbed elbows with famous writers such as Stein, Hemingway and Fitzgerald. This story was so layered and wonderful! I didn’t want it to end. Mark your calendar because this beautiful novel publishes on April 13, 2021. Don’t miss it!

A charming story about family, trust and how people aren't always who you think they are. In the beginning of Lost in Paris, Thompson introduces readers to four generations of the Bond family, all of whom have very defined personalities. There's the dutiful daughter, the unreliable mother, the loving grandmother, the sweet, old-fashioned great grandmother. By the end, these roles have been challenged and changed. The underlying lesson is that people (and relationships) have many facets. A light mystery and the romantic streets of Paris give the story extra depth. It was the perfect read for a cold, snowy week.

I liked the storyline and our main character but I didn't love her mother & their relationship. I know it changed and developed throughout the story but I felt some things needed to be more fleshed out. I liked the adventures in Paris and the history with her grandma and the apartment. A good read that I think many will enjoy.

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Lost in Paris by Elizabeth Thompson was brilliant! What would you do if you found out you owned half an apartment in Paris, France? I would loose my mind with excitement, but this windfall isn't a happy one for Hannah Bond. The other half of the apparent is owned by her mother who struggles with alcoholism and was only discovered after the death of Hannah's grandmother who raised her. Through in a manuscript and diary entries from Hannah's great-grandmother, Ivy, and you've got an amazing book!

I loved the way Ivy's story paralleled Hannah's discovering Paris. This book is split between modern day Paris and the interwar years when great authors like Fitzgerald and Hemmingway were hanging out in Paris. Thompson blends the diary entries beautifully telling Ivy's story but never detracting from Hannah's. This kind of writing takes skill and Thompson has it in spades. Hannah and Ivy move to Paris for different reasons, but both find out more about their true selves in the City of Lights. I would recommend for history, mystery and Beatriz Williams fans!

I so wanted to love this book. Unfortunately, I didn't!

The story is told through alternating points-of-view: that of Hannah Bond, a 27-year-old American living in London, and the diary entries of her great-grandmother Ivy, who lived in Paris in the 20s and 30s. Hannah, and her mother Marla, learn they have inherited a Parisian apartment that once belonged to Ivy. The apartment has not been touched for 80 years.

As Hannah and Marla sift through the apartment's secrets, they learn truths about themselves. At the same time, Marla confronts some ghosts from her past.

This story had so much potential, but I felt that the relationships were poorly developed. For example, the storyline between Hannah and Aiden was rushed and unrealistic. There were too many coincidences and too many pieces that fell into place way too easily. I love a happily-ever-after as much as the next person, but I like for them to have some pretense of believability. Plus, the writing was choppy and just did not flow well.

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for the opportunity to read a digital ARC in return for an honest review.

This book was a breath of fresh air. I had just finished a book that contained heavy material so I was looking for a quick read like this one. This book showed the broken relationship between a mother and daughter. An inheritance of a Paris apartment was used to reunite a mother and daughter. A diary showed visions of a historical account of Paris in the 20's and 30's. I enjoyed stepping back in time through the streets of Paris. This book was a quick read and I really connected with the characters. The main character's job is a dream job and this book was the perfect escape from the realities of life.

I couldn’t put this book down.

The discovery of a deed to an apartment in Paris reunites Hannah and her mother, Marla. When Marla suddenly shows up in London, Hannah doesn’t know what to expect. Marla always put her own life first and even left Hannah to be raised by her grandmother. But Marla has news to share. They are now the owners of apartment in Paris that belonged to Marla’s grandmother, Ivy. Come to find out the apartment was basically a time capsule. Nothing has been touched since Ivy left before the war. What they discover inside is life changing. Ivy lived her life to the fullest and knew some very famous people.

I enjoyed this book so much. I had a hard time putting it down. I liked the writer’s style of telling the story by switching between Ivy’s diary entries and the present day life of Hannah and Marla. I enjoyed seeing them mend their relationship while they discovered one secret after another. I wasn’t ready for the book to end. I became attached to Hannah, Marla and Hannah’s friends. I hope this story will continue in another book. I feel there is so much more that can be told.

I absolutely adored this book! Lost in Paris by Elizabeth Thompson was an absolute delight. This book starts out in present day London but quickly moves to Paris when main character Hannah’s mother shows up unannounced with a recently found deed to an apartment in Paris that had belonged to Hannah’s great-grandmother. The story moves between present day and late 1920’s and 1930’s Paris, with short diary entry “flashbacks” written by Granny Ivy as she tried to make her way in the fashion industry of 1920’s Paris, but ended up palling around with the likes of Earnest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others! The tumultuous relationship between Hannah and her mother plays a significant role and Thompson does an incredible job of adding many layers to the characters, showing their vulnerabilities and setting up the reader to root for each one. I couldn’t get enough and can’t wait for more by this author. 5 stars!

When I read about the apartment that was found untouched after 70 years in Paris's 9th arrondissement I was hoping someone would take that premise and write about it and Elizabeth Thompson has done just that in her novel Lost in Paris. In her novel, Hannah Bond, who had a rough childhood with an alcholic mother, returns to her Florida home to find her mother at her doorstep, with her legacy in hand. Her grandmother, who had passed away, had left her the deed to an apartment in Paris, a key and some articles about an artist named Andres Armand.

We follow Hannah and her mother as they discover the apartment which has been untouched since the 1940s and as they learn much more about Hannah's grandmother's life and loves and what brought her to abandon this beautiful property. Told with beautiful detail, humor and understanding, this novel is a good look into broken mother/daughter relationships and what it takes to mend them.

Thank you to the author, Gallery Books and NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

This is a lot more of a romance than I realized. It is definitely too fluffy for me. I had thought there would be more to the story.

Lost in Paris was so enjoyable! I loved the story and the way the author switched between two eras within a family and how it finally all comes together. I visited Paris back in HS and this just made me want to go back that much more. The history mixed in as well was perfection. I will most definitely recommend this book.

I highly enjoyed this book. When Hannah’s gram dies her mother,Marla, finds a deed to an apartment in Paris. Neither one of them ever knew about this. So Marla convinces Hannah to go with her to Paris to see what this is all about. Marla is Hannah’s mother but at times their roles were reversed. Marla didn’t really raise Hannah, so their relationship was very contentious. With this apartment, Marla is trying to heal the wounds between them. Although, I still felt Marla acted like a teen most of the time. Not only are you following their story, you also get diary entries from Hannah’s great-grandmother from when she first went to Paris in the 20’s. So, of course, she meets a lot of famous people from the Lost Generation. I loved those parts! The book had family drama, romance, history, and Paris. You can’t go wrong!

*Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

Hannah is an American living and working in London. When her mother Marla shows up unexpectedly she discovers that together they have inherited her great-grandmother Ivy's Paris apartment that neither knew existed. Hannah agrees to travel to Paris with Marla. Grandmother Ivy's story is told by diary entries through out the book. Lost in Paris is a very entertaining book full of family secrets and mother/daughter relationships. I enjoyed the descriptions of Paris by the author. If you like historical fiction you will enjoy this book. Thanks to the author Elizabeth Thompson, publisher Gallery Books, and NetGalley for providing a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.

Paris is one of my most favorite places in the world, so I am always drawn to books that are set there and this book was no exception. The imagery in this novel was so beautiful that I could picture myself strolling the Parisian streets with Hannah. I cannot even imagine being in Hannah and Marla's shoes and getting the opportunity to inherit an abandoned apartment in Paris, what a complicated adventure this would have been. I think the author did a beautiful job navigating all the emotions of the situation. My only complaint is that the ending felt very abrupt. I would have liked to have seen more. Thank you to Netgalley and Gallery Books for the ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. Hannah, a bookworm, gives book tours in London of well known events in Author's lives. Her Great Grandma Ivy passes away and her mom Marla has agreed to clean out the house. Marla finds letters and a deed to an apartment in Paris. Between her and Hannah, they step back in time reading the letters they found and the diaries in the apartment in Paris to piece this mystery life back together. Sweet story. Loved it! #lostinparis #ElizabethThompson #May2021

An entertaining book with thoroughly enjoyable characters. I loved how the relationship between Hannah and her mom developed and strengthened as the book progresses. I love any story about Paris, but this one stood out. Finding out how the great grandma lived her life added a whole new element to the book and I could just imaging through the vivid descriptions of Paris how it must have been in those days. This book would be great for any book club!

Fantastic book.

Hannah hasn’t been able to count on many people in her life, starting with her mom. Despite living in another country from her mother Marla, one day her mom just shows up unexpectedly. She makes a shocking announcement to Hannah. When Marla was going through the stuff left behind in her own mother’s home, she found information about a house in Paris that belonged to her grandmother.

No one knew anything about Granny Ivy’s life in Paris and they sure didn’t know she’d left them her apartment.

Hannah has to take some time away from her job as a Jane Austen tour guide to go to Paris with Marla to figure everything out.

But this only leads to more questions. It seems like Hannah’s great grandmother had quite an amazing life in Paris.

Ivy’s portion of the story is told through diary entries from Paris in the 1920’s and 30’s.

Very enjoyable story. Great attention to detail. Good characters. Likable love interests. A bit of talk of delicious food, site seeing and name dropping of famous artists of the 30’s. I loved it.

I got to read an early ebook edition from NetGalley. Thank you, I’ll definitely be recommending this book to others.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my digital copy in exchange for an honest review. Honestly? There is a good chance I will request any fiction book having to do with Paris...and some nonfiction. So I requested it just based on the title and I liked the cover of it as well but once I read what it was actually about, I couldn't wait to get into it. This would be a dream come true for me :) Hannah and her mother have a strained relationship due to past events but suddenly, an apartment in Paris that none of them even knew about drops in to their laps through an inheritance...now not only do they have to work together and get along to go check it out but they also have to decide if they want to or even CAN keep it. Imagine the inheritance tax that will apply having sat empty for so many years...While they are diving into this apartment and trying to get it clean, they are both falling in love with the city of Paris and they are also diving into Ivy's diaries and learning of HER times when she first came to Paris. I think I liked the story within a story just as much as I liked Hannah and her Mom's story. Loved the book overall.

I enjoyed the book, especially when reading the pages of the diary that gave a glimpse of life in Paris during the roaring twenties. I understand the author's intent to use the present as an introduction to the past, for me reading the history of life back then was what I loved. Yet reading the present day part of the story gives you the hope that the mother/daughter relationship becomes less strained.
There have been a few books written with a Paris apartment as a premise. This book stands out among them.