A perfect book to get lost in as we are in our first cold snap of the season. There are many layers to this story, and it is very beautifully written. The words sucked me quickly and did not want to let go. Hannah gets a New Year’s Eve surprise visit from her mother. The discovery of a deed in a trunk starts an adventure, it begins with a time capsule in the form of a 1940’s Paris Apartment. The stories being told by the abandoned apartment included a bit of a mystery, lots of history, and many secrets being revealed. Hannah and her mother, who is a piece of work, need to work together. Can relationships be repaired; lives will be changed from the inheritance of the apartment.

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for the advanced copy for my voluntary review.

This review will go to Amazon on Release day, and Goodreads approx. March 13, 2021.

A sweet story of inheritance, family, and a dash of romance.

Rating: 4/5

Lost in Paris was the kind of book that I could crack open, curl up with, and dive right in to. Elizabeth's witty main character, Hannah, was a pleasure to read through. Her eyes, the way she views the world around her, and the interesting cast of characters circling throughout her life were all a joy. I loved her take on her past relationships, even if I felt that she sometimes got too lost in her own melancholy about them. And her mother, Marla, was interesting - she reminded me very much of a character in Kristin Hannah's Firefly Lane, which I found both fun and interesting (not too similar to be a concern, but definitely cut from the same cloth).

I found the plot around the Heart to Heart tours to be a little weird, and kind of unrealistic in how fast they were able to act on Hannah's brain child, but that played such a little role in the overall plot of the book that I could tolerate it.

Ivy's sub plot was so intriguing, I wish we'd been able to see more of it. The glimpses Thomspon provided were a fun clip of the past, mixed in with familial ties that perpetuate stories for generations. And I was thrilled to find out little truths about Hannah's life, and her unbelievable beginning, that were generously, and tactly, mxied in.

My hope is that Thompson will continue to branch off of the characters she's molded in this book - I loved them all - but if not, Lost in Paris was still a fantastic, cozy read.

This book is a dreamy fiction novel with hints of history. We span over generations via 1920's diary entries and the present day perspective. There are a ton of strong female protagonists in this one! I especially loved the family matriarch, Ivy. She was way ahead of her time. Back when women were supposed to marry who they were told and stay home tending to children and chores, she moved to culturally rich Paris to follow her dreams in fashion. She parties with the likes of Ernest Hemmingway and Scott Fitzgerald. Emily Thompson writes a great descriptive atmosphere and dialogue. You can feel the magic of the Paris streets and the elegance of the frozen in time 1940's apartment . In the present day, we can cut Hannah and Marla's mother daughter tension with a cheese knife. I felt the struggles of these two trying to get past their estrangement. But can they? I was hooked on their story. This isn't a typical cheesy Parisian love story- this is a family love story. In the end it is a light, heartfelt and heartbreaking contemporary novel. Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Lost in Paris is a story full of emotion. A little mystery. Mother/Daughter. Some travel.
If you're a woman, you have probably had mother/daughter issues to deal with. But in the end, it all works out. I mean, you're mother and daughter, right?
That is a big part of the story. But then, the mystery.
The travel. Oh such places! The talk of Paris. I can see it all in my head. The apartment. The neighborhood. The parties. The shops.
The writing just flows. Wonderful story writing. Terrific characters. Messed up. Mistakes and still full of love. Which really means, they are perfectly human.
I truly enjoyed the story.

When you inherit an apartment in Paris you change your life. follow along as the pair discover life in Paris. Great read for mother daughter fans.

Thank you NetGalley and Simon and schuster for this e arc

Things I loved:
Paris setting,
Walking the streets with her in Paris
Aiden storyline.
Hannah’s character - very likeable
The beginning started off adorable.
Character development was very well done. Along with the writing as well.
The ending was lovely ! I loved reading her correspondence instead of the diary- I wish the story would’ve had more letters like that.


Things I didn’t love:
Marla - I wanted to like her but I just found her storyline a bit dull. The mother daughter dynamic storyline got boring as a whole.
Skipping the kiss in Paris with aiden - it was brushed off too quickly as an aftermath, and as a reader that storyline was cute and I would’ve wanted to be first hand experiencing the kiss in the present with her.
The diary - eeeeek - I love the idea behind 1920s Paris and reading about Scott and Zelda but it was too scattered and didn’t feel emotional enough, there wasn’t thorough enough character build in the diary pages I feel I never really knew the grand mother.

Overall I’d rate this book a 3 ish. I didn’t love it and some of the storyline I felt bored but it was still a cute book and I’ll eat up all the Paris settings.

Thank you NetGalley for this great read from Elizabeth Thompson. Lost in Paris was so enjoyable. I loved the story and the way the author switched between two eras within a family. As the book progresses, you see how it all comes together. The characters were likable and believable. Most of the book was set in Paris and I liked how the author weaved in the history of Paris. I will most definitely recommend this book.

Read an advanced copy of Lost in Paris, by Elizabeth Thompson. This was a good book. The characters were nice, the setting was lovely. I really mother/daughter stories, and this is a good one.

What would you do if you and your mother inherited a vintage apartment in Paris? What if that apartment once belonged to your great-grandmother would you want to keep it in the family or sell it for a nice sum of money? That is the question and the core of this book.

Hannah Bond and her mother Marla quite surprisingly inherit a vintage Parisian apartment frozen in time since 1940. Never had they known anything about this inheritance or the fact that it even existed. The two have a difficult relationship, they have never gotten along as Marla is a recovering alcoholic (supposedly) as well as a "free spirit" and her daughter, Hannah, quite the opposite is a down-to-earth young woman. Having no choice, together they take a trip to Paris to see the apartment. Looking as if someone still lives there, underneath the cobwebs and years of dust is a gem. Discovering a diary written in 1927 by Ivy, Hannah's great-grandmother, we find a treasure trove of the times. Between its pages are the likes of such personalities as Gertrude Stein, Hemingway, Picasso, Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda, etc. all of whom rubbed elbows with Ivy. There are more finds, original paintings, a manuscript for a book that perhaps was or was not published as well as 5 more journals. As we read along, we find more information about the family, the great-grandmother, the grandmother and the relationships they all had with Marla, all there enabling the reader to understand what made Marla the person she is. .

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 can 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. Ah, Ms.Thompson merci de partager votre talent et de nous offrir un bon livre.

To answer the first question there is no doubt I would much rather keep a vintage Parisian apartment. For the many Francophiles out there, no doubt I know their answers as well.

My thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed reading this book. The story was well thought out, but the relationship between the mother and daughter has issues that are not consistent. It is an interesting read though with references to famous authors, painters, etc from years gone by. I would recommend this book.

Elizabeth Thompson had me at "Paris," the rest was just a delightful bonus that I devoured in just three days! A wonderful story of history and unexpected treasures discovered in an old untouched apartment in Paris. But even more, it is a story of family and a mother and daughter finding their tentative way to one another after years of being estranged from one another. The flirty, sexy Frenchman who turned out to be married was a little cliché, but the story was so enthralling, it didn't matter a bit, but rather only added to the heroine's "authentic" Paris experience. Loved this story and it took be straight back to my time in Paris. For that alone, I thank Ms. Thompson.

How can you not like a book that is mostly set in Paris? Hannah lives in England and is employed as a Jane Austen literary tour guide, but upon the death of her grandmother, her crazy mom flies to see her to tell her about a secret apartment left to them by her grandmother. Hannan and her mother fly to Paris to uncover her grandmother's secret life in Paris including running with the Hemmingway and Fitzgerald crowd. A fun story full of great scenes of life in Paris.

Hannah and her mother have a complicated relationship, and it gets lots more complicated when they unexpectedly inherit a Paris apartment from Hannah's great-grandmother. They've never gotten along, but now they must travel together to Paris to claim their inheritance. It's a journey of self-discovery for both of them, and a truly great read adventure for readers.

Hannah Bond is finishing up her last Jane Austen tour of the year and is ready to head home to London only to find her Mother has flown in from Orlando Florida. WHAT could Marla possibly want? They had just seen each other at her grandmother’s funeral and didn’t touch base often. What a way to ring in the new year.

When Hannah gets to her flat she finds Marla with her flatmates, who have opened a bottle of champagne. It seems Marla has found a deed to an apartment Paris as she was cleaning out her Mother’s things in Florida. As it was left to both Hannah and Marla, her Mother has come to ask Hannah to go to Paris with her to see their property. Though Hannah is leery about trusting her alcoholic mother who didn’t raise her, she is curious about the apartment her great grandmother kept secret from the other women in the Bond family.

As Hannah and go through Ivy’s things in the apartment that has not been touched since the 1940s, they find out a whole different side of the woman they could have ever imagined. It opens up secrets that Ivy had held for years and leads the mother and daughter with the chance to not only learn more about their family matriarch, but also a chance to establish their own relationship.

This is a touching story with a bit of mystery as well as historical fiction in it as well. We have all seen the Paris apartment that was discovered untouched after so many years. The author takes that find and builds her story around it. It is an enjoyable read and has your emotions up and down a bit as the two women struggle and stumble to get past the past. An enjoyable read.

With an intriguing premise, lots of historical references, mother-daughter drama, and hidden family secrets, Lost in Paris is a must read.

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

"When a deed to an apartment in Paris turns up in an old attic trunk, an estranged mother and daughter must reunite to uncover the secret life of a family matriarch—perfect for fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and The Beekeeper’s Daughter."

Elizabeth Thompson's "Lost in Paris" is the latest book inspired by the true story about a locked apartment discovered in 2013 in Paris.

A fun read.

Hannah and her mother learn they have inherited an apartment that's been neglected in Paris since the 40s. I was totally immersed in the journey these two took. I'm always drawn to mother-daughter relationships and this was done just right.
Such a quick book that's so easy to get lost in.

Thanks to Netgalley for my advanced ebook copy.

What a fantastic narrative filled with tidbits of history and a mystery that needs solving. Why did Ivy not sell the Paris apartment when she went to America during World War II? Why did she leave clues only to be found two generations later? Why did Marla show up on New Year's Eve, trying to be a mother for once? This story has an excellent plot, is very well written and has lovely well developed characters. It's the perfect book for the beach, vacation, or curled up in a cozy chair with a mug of your favorite hot beverage at home.

This book touched on so many things I love that I was engaged from the first minute. A Jane Austin book tour? You bet. A long hidden apartment in Paris? Intriguing. Stories about Paris between the wars? Yes, yes, yes. Mother daughter relationships? What woman wouldn’t be interested?

Hannah and her somewhat estranged mother learn they inherited an apartment in Paris, neglected and unknown since 1940. So, it’s hard to believe, but suspending disbelief and going on this voyage of discovery with Hannah and Marla is such fun. I just got involved and enjoyed.

Though it’s a bit lighter than some of our choices, I think my book club will love it. We can share recollections of our journeys to London and Paris. Of course, we can discuss mother-daughter relationships.

Enjoy, relax and sink into this well written lovely story.

Thank you Netgalley for taking me on this ride away from our stressful 2020 world.

I read an advanced copy of Lost in Paris, by Elizabeth Thompson. This was a good book. The characters were nice, the setting was lovely. I really mother/daughter stories, and this is a good one. Not as close as they could be, but a trip to Paris might change that.