My Paris dream an education in style, slang, and seduction in the great city on the Seine

"As a young woman Kate Betts nursed a dream of striking out on her own and discovering who she was meant to be in Paris. Upon graduation from Princeton and not without trepidation, she took off, renting a room in the apartment of a young 'BCBG' family and throwing herself into Parisian culture, dete...

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Main Author: Betts, Kate, 1964- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2015]
Edition:First edtion.
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