Paris Match

by Kathleen Reid

When Nelie, her seventeen-year-old adopted daughter, embarks on an overseas journey to find her true heritage, Lauren Wright follows her to Paris, a city teeming with painful memories and dark secrets, where both of their lives are forever changed. A first novel.

- Paris Match will appeal to the fans of Anna Quindlen and Anita Shreve.

Genres: Chick Lit

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

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Kathleen Reid is the author of four works of fiction: Paris Match, A Page Out of Life, Sunrise in Florence and Secrets in the Palazzo; she has won numerous Indie Awards in Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense. Kathleen loves art history and carefully weaves extensive research into her novels. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) Book Club selected Secrets in the Palazzo, a story about the rivalry between Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, for a program highlighting their European collection. Kathleen, chair of VMFA’s Canvas group of art enthusiasts, created a popular newsletter highlighting ‘Behind the Scenes’ information on current exhibitions and programs. Kathleen has appeared on Virginia This Morning, Live with Adriana Trigiani, ABC-News and CBS-News to talk about art, Italy and romantic intrigue. Her articles have been published in Southern Living Magazine, Richmond Magazine and Flower Magazine. Kathleen is a wife, proud mom of two amazing young women, a volunteer, dog mom and an avid runner.
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Reviews

[Miftah Shabrillah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Menurutku endingnya kurang seru sih. Seperti saat terkuaknya kebenaran kematian si India. Atau bahkan saat Lauren menjual lukisannya dan langsung laku sehingga kalau dipikir-pikir, kurang seru karena konfliknya gak ada. Cuma review:) at least penggambaran paris yang mewah buat aku suka bacanya sih:))

[Amy Ervin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved it, great story! Tough to put down and do responsible things like go to work. I definitely recommend it! It did need a better proofreader.

[Kathleen Reid · Rating 5 out of 5]

Paris Match was my first novel so I'll always love it. Lauren Wright's search for her runaway daughter is gripping and I've had many people be very surprised by the turn of events in the book. I chose to spend more time setting up the story and laying it out in a more literary fashion. I think it's a fun, fast-paced read that keeps you guessing.

Lauren was born out of my years as a tourguide for the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. I'm passionate about fine art and have studied it very carefully. One of the may favorite tours that I did was on the great French Impressionists; this was the same time I was creating Lauren's painting prowess a la Renoir and Monet. It was intriguing for me to create a character that seemed ordinary at first but, in fact, she had an extraordinary gift that no one knew about, not even her children.

[Devina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Baca buku ini cukup bikin aku stres pd awalnya.. Ceritanya ga bgt jelas, bikin aku geleng2 kepala.. Ya standart2 chicklit gt deh.. Makin ketengah sih cerita nya makin oke lah, tapii.. Yg bikin aku greget itu waktu mw smpe ending.. Duh.. Koq penyelesaian mslh nya gt aja.. Kasus ny terlalu simple dan ga menarik, ditambah penyelesaian kasus yg biasa2 aja.. Byk hal yg msh menggantung. Tentang si 'anu', si 'ini', dan si 'itu' msh blom jelas sm skali.. Bnr2 melelahkan.. Dan bikin frustasi..

[Michele · Rating 2 out of 5]

well i only kind of read it...i stopped after the first chapter--very unlike me, but the world is full of too many good books to get stuck on mediocre ones where the author (even if she is representing richmond :) never learned writing 101 "show don't tell"

[Bee Betts · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast moving, easy read.