Paris: The Novel

By Edward Rutherfurd

Book Overview

From the grand master of the historical novel comes a dazzling, epic portrait of the City of Light Internationally bestselling author Edward Rutherfurd has enchanted millions of readers with his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345530764
• ISBN13: 9780345530769
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

4 stars

PARIS by Edward Rutherfurd I have read and enjoyed one other book, ‘New York’, by Rutherford so I had high expectations for this one. I’m happy to say I wasn’t disappointed. What I love most about Rutherfurd’s books are the variety of characters and the way they are incorporated into historical events. The characters are fully developed, memorable, and have interesting backstories. They’re not often related to each other, but they’re somehow on the periphery of the next set of characters as the timeline progresses. It’s all done quite seamlessly. It’s like being an observer as the history of Paris (and France, generally), and its residents’ lives play out before you. That said, I do wish this was written in chronological order, but I understand why it wasn’t. Regardless, it’s still an enjoyable read that’s worth your time especially if you love Paris (France), and historical fiction. Rating: 4/5 ⭐️

An onslaught of detail, wild ride

Rampaging through epochs and sharp personal textures, sending you to look things up, whoa, did THAT happen? Never loses the personal reality, love , loyalty, loss and yet more massacres than I foresaw.