Three Weeks in Paris [Mass Market Paperback]

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Three Weeks in Paris [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Details

Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Dell (November 26, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0440237300
ISBN-13: 978-0440237303
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

By : Barbara Taylor Bradford
Price : $7.99

Customer Reviews

Acclaimed Broadway actress Kate Burton is spectacular in this reading of Barbara Taylor Bradford's 18th novel, which is spiced with romance, mystery, excitement, and, of course, problems to be overcome. What a pair - Ms. Burton, surely one of today's most accomplished actresses and Ms. Bradford, the bestselling doyenne of women's stories.. A dynamic duo!
With her 85th birthday approaching, Anya Sedgwick, head mistress of an exclusive arts school, invites her four favorite former pupils to return to Paris to celebrate this important milestone. While they were once the closest of friends, Alexandra, Kay, Jessica, and Maria departed the school as enemies. Worlds apart, the women have pursued their individual dreams - Alexandra is a set designer, a valued member of Broadway's theatre community; Kay is a successful dress designer who has married and moved to Scotland; Jessica is an interior designer based in California; and Maria has joined her family's textile business in Italy.
The invitation from Anya elicits different emotions in each of the women, yet a blend of curiosity and a yearning to perhaps heal old wounds compels each of them to attend the celebration.
As always, Ms. Bradford is a pro at creating alluring settings and fashionable people. Her penchant for painting idyllic surroundings is matched by Ms. Burton's consummate reading.
- Gail Cooke

I checked this out at the library to listen to in the car on a long road trip - it was an unabridged version. About 30 minutes into it I was thinking that an abridged version would have been better. This is a story about self-absorbed women who are talented, but still need men to "rescue" them. It ends happily-ever-after with handsome men and gifts of jewelry. I particularly hated the part about the woman with the weight issue. It did pass the time on the road and saved me from bad music.