One Paris Summer - Book Review
I was captivated by the cover of One Paris Summer due to my love of France. As an Australian girl, I didn’t know much about Paris, and I wanted to know everything. So this book did not disappoint!
Although I couldn’t relate to Sophie Brooks’ reluctance to spend a summer in Paris, I didn’t put this book down from the first page.
Sophie can’t help but love her new stepmother, yet she still resents her father for leaving their family for a job in Paris.
Her new stepsister, Camille, who is malicious as they come, has been appointed as tour guide for Sophie and her brother. Camille brings along her friends, and Sophie, being the only non-French speaker, is immediately on the outer.
Among these friends is Mathieu, who offers her what she doesn’t have. Friendship and a piano.
Piano is Sophie’s life. Her father promised there would be a piano for her to play in Paris. There wasn’t.
While exploring many different landmarks in Paris, this story also explores the road of a pianist, the gradual paths of learning to speak French and the slow healing of the relationship between Sophie and her father, as well as Sophie and Mathieu.
One of my favourite aspects of this book was, of course, Paris. I loved all the landmarks Sophie visited and the culture of Paris woven through the book. This novel is a true masterpiece.
