Highly praised on its first appearance, this new edition of the Companion Guide to Paris, fully revised by Anthony Glyn`s widow, preserves his vivid evocation of Paris
- its foundation & history, ancient churches, wide boulevards & narrow streets, architecture, & philosophy
- while bringing the book up to date. Special attention is paid to the completed Grand Louvre with its Pyramid, the d` Orsay & Picasso Museums & the refurbished Centre Pompidou; the changes to the Eiffel Tower & the Pantheon; & the restoration of the footpaths along the Seine. Informed & amusing, the book captures the changing moods of this fascinating city.

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Paris in the Luxe city guides series, which are slim & small enough to fit easily in a pocket or handbag. Information is distilled from elite suggestions by city residents, specially selected for their style, knowledge & expertise. Luxe guides aim at the upper end of the market & subjectively edit to choose the very best recommendations for shopping, restaurants, leisure options & nightlife. Half day shopping & activity itineraries are suggested for you to mix & match your visit to suit your timetable. When folded close the cardboard guide slots into its own protective plastic frame. Vanity Fair magazine calls them ...

City of love. City of splendour. City of terror. City of dreams. Inspired by the haunting, passionate story of the city of lights, this epic novel weaves a gripping tale of four families across the centuries: from the lies that spawn the noble line of de Cygne to the revolutionary Le Sourds who seek their destruction; from the Blanchards whose bourgeois respectability offers scant protection against scandal to the hard-working Gascons & their soaring ambitions. Over hundreds of years, these four families are bound by forbidden loves & marriages of convenience; dogged by vengeance & murderous secrets; torn apart by the irreconcilable differences of birth & faith, & brought together by the tumultuous history of their city. Paris bursts to life in the intrigue, corruption & glory of its people. Beloved author of Sarum, London & New York, Edward Rutherfurd illuminates Paris as only he can: capturing the romance & everyday drama of the men & women who, in two thousand years, transformed a humble trading post on the muddy banks of the Seine into the most celebrated city in the world. ...

Explore behind the tourist facade of the world`s most visited city. In this book, Paris-based writer & Invisible Paris blogger Adam Roberts provides a concise & informative portrait of the iconic metropolis. He uncovers the story of how a provincial backwater rose up to become the richest & most powerful city in Europe, & a world leader in fashion, the arts & gastronomy
- & why it continues to dazzle today. In short, illustrated chapters, Roberts casts his eye over 2, 000 years of turbulent history, from a time when roaming Celtic tribes first set up camp to the present day: he covers the rise & fall of royalty, uprisings & invasions, destruction & magnificent redevelopments, & he explores the city`s contributions to the world, including Gothic architecture, city planning, mammoth museums & urban art. A section on the city today
- perceptive essays & observations on topics ranging from Parisian Sundays to the inside workings of a historic hotel
- reveal the twenty-first-century city. Roberts also offers travellers a diverse selection of tips on places to visit, from a vintage sweet shop to a museum of romantic life, a relaxing hidden garden in a hospital, & a converted hairdressing salon where you can play table tennis. Recommended for those planning a trip to the city or simply for anyone who loves Paris, this book offers a unique overview of one of the world`s most fascinating cities.


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Paris (2013) is William Roberts` most ambitious work to date & can best be described as a contemporary historical novel. It concerns an extended family of Russian emigres struggling to survive in Paris & Berlin during the inter-war years of the last century & examines the difficulty of holding on to one`s identity in exile. As the waves of political & ideological turmoil impinge directly on the fate of the characters, we see some of them adapt & flourish despite the hostile environment whilst others are destroyed. Referencing European & Russian prose, both Realist & Modernist, the style nevertheless is that of a quintessentially Welsh sensibility; with a rich mosaic of linguistic influences such as the Mabinogion, 16C, & 17C Classical Welsh language writers, as well as 21C Welsh dialect & slang. The result is a highly innovative hybrid style, which gives the novel its unique voice. Paris, whilst ostensibly a historical novel, examines themes of crucial contemporary relevance: migration, exile, displacement, & identity. Crossing borders, whether from choice or necessity, is a central feature of the novel. Roberts explores the experience of `the Other`, which in this case, is what it means to be a Welsh speaker. He extrapolates the Welsh condition of internal exile: loss of language, loss of culture, loss of identity to a European, historical setting in order to force his Welsh readers to confront their own predicament from a different historical perspective. ...

The unnamed narrator reflects on the marriage between his mother (aloof, stoic, saintly, & stubborn) & his father (a vain, promiscuous scoundrel). He is fixated on eight mysterious months his mother spent in Paris after they split up, when the narrator was a boy: Did she clandestinely reunite with the father? Did she live out a perennial ambition carefully kept secret? Or did she attempt to sort out another matter entirely, of which the narrator hasn`t the least indication? If he discovers what happened in Paris he might make sense of his parents` relationship, &, in the process, end the nightmares that still recur twenty-plus years after his parents split up. ...

This expanded & redesigned 4th edition now has larger colour photographs for each charming small hotel, & contains a great selection of affordable & elegant places to stay. Like all Charming Small Hotel Guides, it is highly selective. Every entry is more than just a bed for the night: it's an experience, worth planning a holiday around, or going out of your way for. This remains the only independently inspected English-language accommodation guide to small & charming hotels in Italy. No hotel pays to be in the guide. ...

Take the Kids to Paris opens your eyes to the best of `mini` Paris, from the great thrill of a first trip up the Eiffel Tower to the hugely enjoyable experience of browsing for old toys in the Marche Aux Puces de St Ouen. This title spends a day on the trail of the French Revolution, explores underground Paris & meets the animals at the city`s best zoos, & also explores the wonders of Disneyland Resort Paris. ...

The MICHELIN Guide Paris highlights the best restaurants the French capital has to offer. This guide is perfect to plan a business trip or a romantic stay & appeals to a variety of taste & budget. This year selection features 600 restaurants all reviewed by the famous team of independent Michelin inspectors. Text is in French with key information conveyed via symbols. The Michelin red guide to Paris features colour photographs & mapping throughout & will open your appetite with its engaging descriptions for each venue. This guide comes with a detachable city plan of Paris with the selection of restaurants, as well as QTR codes helping you locate your favourite restaurants online. ...

Clear, well presented, indexed tourist plan of Paris from ITMB, printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper, with on the reverse an indexed road map of north-central France for day trips from the capital. The plan clearly marks metro & RER stations, indicating line numbers & highlights main traffic routes across the city. Within the central area one way streets are marked, but not so in the outer arrondisements. Main places of interest in the city are easy to find & symbols mark selected hotels, street markets, embassies, etc. Coverage extends to include all the most visited sites: west to the Boulevard Périphérique, north to include Montmartre & east to include the Père Lachaise cemetery, & south to just beyond Denfert Rochereau to include the bus terminal for the Orly Airport. The plan is indexed &

Includes:: a very clear & easy to follow diagram of the metro & RER networks extending well beyond the area covered by the plan. On the reverse is an indexed road map of north-central France for day trips from the capital, showing the network of main & secondary roads. Railway lines are marked, but without indicating the TGV routes. The map is indexed but has no geographical coordinates.

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