Paris Hangover: A Novel

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St. Martin's Publishing Group, 21 mrt 2006 - 256 pagina's

A glamorous fish-out-of-water first novel, Paris Hangover stars Klein, a just-escaped New Yorker with trunk-fulls of fabulous footwear but without the significant relationship she'd really expected and longed to have by now, in her mid-thirties. Fleeing a live-in lover and their sleek Tribeca triplex as well as a career in fashion, Klein stars over in Paris-in a tiny walk-up in the 6th that she had to lie (in broken Franglais) and write a bad check to get, only to discover that, among other things, Parisian apartments don't come with kitchens.
Living out of her ten piece of (Louis Vuitton, natch) luggage, Klein plunges into the mysterious world of French men and dating. She muddles her way through: the sexy Renaud, the prototypical Frenchman; dating three men named Jean simultaneously; and one completely wrong Monsieur Married Man, who wants Klein for his very well-kept mistress.
Set against a backdrop of knowing references to Paris and its unique manners and mores, Paris Hangover is ultimately a very satisfying modern romance as Klein falls-- possibly permanently--for the least likely man to catch her eye.

 

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Prologue The WakeUp Call Country MouseCity Mouse and Becoming Klein
1
JFKParis with the Devil in Tow
11
Pepe Le Pew BYOA and a Cuf of Copy
18
Viagra in the Air a Dwarf in a Top Hat and Baby Dior
30
The Three Musketeers Asshole Decoder Ring and Petit Bateau
44
Nicolas a Gazebo of Bed Linens and Poison Pastries
52
Sex at the Opera the Gyp and Monsieur Despont
64
Pamela Anderson Suppositories and Anteater Whiskers
77
The Return of the BigShot Ex My Tree Nest and a Family of Canards
168
Flavigny Madame Gueneaus Fromage Blanc and Fanny Ardant
186
Eau de Poire a Whirling Dervish and Christian Louboutin
202
Zeffirelli Shoulder Slams and a Facial at Carita
212
A Skaggy Whore Proust Palais Royal and Sexy Boys
224
Mr CatchoParis Cinderella and Escargots
233
Monsieur Murder by Breath Bon Courage and Andy Wahloo
240
Fake Diamonds My Sexual Peak and Sleeping with Floris
252

Stupid Show Pony Solo Sundays and le Rémouleur
87
The AlmostCountess Money Out the Window and a Diet Coke and a Blow Job
97
Mr Perfect Lime Tree Topiaries and the Delightful Floris
113
The Alexandre Experience Making a Bronze and Stella to the Rescue
122
Monsieur SmartyPants from Turin Public Pee Pods and Hôtels Particuliers
131
Dinner with the Parents with No English Subtitles la Poste and Outdoor Terraces
147
Sexy Shoulder Hair Tantric Sex Guide and the White Painting
159
SaintGermains Liz and Dick a Proposal from the BigShot Ex and Colette
259
Cabaret Ie Bigfoot and Drunk Man Below
266
Dating Three Men Named Jean Menage à Quatre and MITH
285
The Journey Through the Wilderness a Go at Celibacy and Sabbia Rosa
297
Café de Flore My Stepmonster and Magic Pants
310
Acknowledgments
323
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Over de auteur (2006)

Kirsten Lobe is a former fashion designer for Calvin Klein and Oscar de la Renta who also designed home furnishings sold in stores such as Barney and Neiman-Marcus. In 2002, she traded a 2,000 square foot Tribeca loft for a 550 square foot garret in Paris' St. Germain, where she still lives.

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