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A delightful, modern fairy tale about the transformative power of chasing an impossible dream. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Mrs. 'Arris goes to Paris.
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Under the Stars of Paris
Mary Burchell
A glamorous mid-century daydream where haute couture masks hidden heartbreak and sets the stage for unexpected romance.
- 02
The Little Dictionary of Fashion
Christian Dior
A charming, pocket-sized portal into the glamorous, prescriptive world of mid-century haute couture.
- 03
Second chance
Danielle Steel · 2004
A glamorous, jet-setting romance that sweeps from the high-fashion runways of Paris to the messy realities of blending two very different lives.
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The Paris wife
Paula McLain
An intoxicating, bittersweet plunge into the glamorous and heartbreaking world of 1920s bohemian Paris through the eyes of a woman losing her marriage to a legend.
- 05
Miss Pettigrew lives for a day
Winifred Watson
A sparkling, champagne-fizz of a novel about a drab woman swept into a whirlwind day of glamour and unexpected reinvention.
- 06
Hunting and Gathering
Anna Gavalda
A tender, slow-burning embrace of a novel about broken people finding a home in one another.
- 07
Dear Sir
Mary Burchell
A gentle, mid-century romance built on the delicious, polite tension of a shared secret and a scandalous past encounter.
- 08
Call the Midwife
Jennifer Worth
A compassionate, grounded immersion into the gritty realities and profound joys of mid-century midwifery in a bustling, impoverished community.
- 09
The corner shop
Elizabeth Cadell
A sparkling, vintage romantic comedy where a hyper-competent heroine meets her match in a delightfully chaotic professor.
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The Bookshop
Penelope Fitzgerald · 2002
A deceptively quiet, razor-sharp portrait of a well-intentioned woman slowly crushed by the polite cruelty of a damp English seaside town.
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Once in Paris
Diana Palmer · 1998
A sweeping, high-stakes vintage romance where naive innocence meets brooding protection against a backdrop of dangerous obsession.
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Carnival coast
Charlotte Lamb
A sun-drenched, high-stakes battle of wills on the French coast where family duty collides with undeniable attraction.
