Secrets of Paris

by Luanne Rice

Book Overview

Irresistible, long sought by readers, and now in paperback for the first time, Secrets of Paris shows New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice at her most incandescent a deeply moving story of true love, abiding friendship, and a once perfect marriage in precarious balance. Lydie McBride has always embraced life to the fullest. But when an unthinkable tragedy strikes her family, everything she believes in is shattered. Her art-historian husband,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670827738
• ISBN13: 9780670827732
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

For some reason I re-read this book every year

I am actually in the process of re-reading this book for about the 4th time in as many years and came on looking for another Luanne Rice book- surprised to see the low ratings by other readers- I think this is a sincere, well-written book, it's not high art, but it doesn't pretend to be either- I seldom find that you can judge a book by it's cover, however, in this case the cover photo really has the same feeling as the novel- a little bit lonely, very pretty, good detail, and small ideas and patterns that you (I, at least) don't pick up on at your first look- like the fact that the cover photo is shot through a window and there are reflections of passersbye very faintly- that the scene is a perfect little tableau of what life should be like in an imaginged Paris- and that the main character is a set stylist. Along the same lines- Diane Johnson's Paris trilogy-l'affaire- le mariage- le divorce- are also excellent in my opinion- and are a bit more shrewd in a Henry James sort of way- than Secrets of Paris- and all excellent- regardless of whether you've been to Paris or not (or went and did not like it as I did! In my defense I was swindled by a money change guy for 50 bucks)- it doesn't really matter- this is Paris without the frustrations of travel- Personally, I think it's worth a visit- the book I mean- or 2.

Secrets of Paris

A story of love,betrayal, friendships and marital realtionships