It's not love, it's just Paris
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New York : Grove Press, 2013.
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0802121519, 9780802121516
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Published
New York : Grove Press, 2013.
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Book
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254 pages; 22 cm
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English
ISBN
0802121519, 9780802121516

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The author's first novel is a story about an American girl in Paris, who navigates the intoxicating and treacherous complexities of independence, friendship, and romance. Lita del Cielo, the daughter of two Colombian orphans who arrived in America with nothing and made a fortune with their Latin food empire, has been granted one year to pursue her studies in Paris before she must return to work in the family business. She moves into a gently crumbling Left Bank mansion known as "The House of Stars, " where a spirited but bedridden Countess Seraphine rents out rooms to young women visiting Paris to work, study, and, unofficially, to find love. Cautious and guarded, Lita keeps a cool distance from the other girls, who seem at once boldly adult and impulsively naive, who both intimidate and fascinate her. Then Lita meets Cato, and the contours of her world shift. Charming, enigmatic, and weak with illness, Cato is the son of a notorious right-wing politician. As Cato and Lita retreat to their own world, they soon find it difficult to keep the outside world from closing in on theirs. Ultimately Lita must decide whether to stay in France with Cato or return home to fulfill her immigrant family's dreams for her future. This love story is also a portrait of a Paris caught between old world grandeur and the international greenblood elite, and an exploration of one woman's journey to distinguish honesty from artifice and lay claim to her own life.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Engel, P. (2013). It's not love, it's just Paris (First edition.). Grove Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Engel, Patricia. 2013. It's Not Love, It's Just Paris. Grove Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Engel, Patricia. It's Not Love, It's Just Paris Grove Press, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Engel, Patricia. It's Not Love, It's Just Paris First edition., Grove Press, 2013.

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