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Reviewed on January 1, 2004
If Henry James were writing now, would his Americans in Paris be like this? Isabel Walker is in her mid-twenties, living in hometown Santa Barbara, still trying to find herself. Her older stepsister Roxane calls from Paris for help when her French husband, Charles-Henri Persand, leaves her, six months pregnant, and their toddler daughter. Roxy is nearly suicidal, so Isabel readily flies off to Paris to provide whatever assistance is needed. In addition to being the au pair for her ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More