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The Paris Time Capsule

9/22/2015

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About the Book: 
Print Length: 282 pages

Publisher: Lake Union Publishing (May 26, 2015)

New York-based photographer Cat Jordan is ready to begin a new life with her successful, button-down boyfriend. But when she learns that she’s inherited the estate of a complete stranger—a woman named Isabelle do Florian—her life is turned upside down.

Cat arrives in Paris to find that she is now the owner of a perfectly preserved Belle Époque apartment in the ninth arrondissement, and that the Frenchwoman’s family knew nothing about this secret estate. Amid these strand developments, Cat is left with burning questions: What was Isabelle de Florian? And why did she leave the inheritance to Cat instead of her own family?

As Cat travels France in search of answers, she feels her grasp on her New York life starting to slip. With long-buried secrets coming to light and an attraction to Isabelle de Florian’s grandson growing too intense to ignore, Cat will have to decide what to let go of, and what to claim as her own.


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Review: 
Cat Jordan, a free-spirited photographer from New York finds out that she has a mysterious inheritance from a friend of her grandmother waiting for her in Paris.  She quickly packs up her life and jets to Paris, but the inheritance isn’t quite cut and dry as it should be; the inheritance is an apartment that hasn’t been opened in at least 40 years and the handsome grandson, Loic , of the actual owner shows up last minute to claim it.  As Cat and Loic explore the apartment, it becomes apparent that there are many important pieces left there and that Loic’s grandmother, Isabelle de Florian was someone of importance.  Cat and Loic have to figure out just who Isabelle was, who is going to keep the inheritance and what they are going to do about each other, especially when Cat’s very straight laced boyfriend shows up to propose to her.

This was a really fun blend of historical fiction and modern romance.  I loved Cat’s character and I could feel her vibrancy and kind heart leaping off of the page.  The apartment and the mystery of Isabelle caught my attention right away.  I wanted to dig in and explore everything along with Cat and Loic.  I was very intrigued by Isabelle de Florian; I wanted to know all about her life and her relationship with Cat’s grandmother.   While reading and trying to decipher Isabelle’s life through letters and artifacts, I felt like something magical was happening, the vivid descriptions of the apartment and Paris itself added to this feeling.  I even liked how Cat and Loic’s relationship developed with Paris as the perfect backdrop. 

This book was received for free in return for an honest review.

 


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About the Author: 
Ella Carey is a writer and a Francophile who can almost claim Paris as her second home.

She has learned French since she was five and has degrees in music, majoring in classical piano, and in arts, majoring in modern European history and nineteenth-century literature.

Writing has always been Ella’s real passion, but she has worked in various other guises. As an emerging author, Ella has had her work published in The Review of Australian Fiction.

She has traveled to France more than a dozen times and drew on her many experiences there when writing Paris Time Capsule. Ella knew straight away that the fascinating true story of the abandoned apartment was a perfect fit for her, with its blend of history; impossible, decaying romance; and mystery–not to mention Paris.

Ella released Paris Time Capsule as an indie book in 2014, and it rose to number 10 on Amazon in the US. This revised and extended edition is now released with Lake Union Publishing. A feature film screenplay version of the book is in development.

In her spare time, Ella walks her dogs along the beach, speaks her particular sort of Franglais whenever she can, reads, loves to visit art museums and collects every beautiful book on Paris that she can possibly find.

She is hard at work on her second novel, which is also set in Paris. Ella lives with her two children and two noble Italian greyhounds, which are constantly mistaken for whippets.

Connect with Ella Website | Facebook | Twitter

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6 Comments
Jennifer
9/23/2015 06:30:54 am

I love the history of this book and that it was inspired by a true story. The time capsule within an apartment is so fascinating.

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Ella Carey link
10/2/2015 05:56:20 pm

Thank you Jennifer- the true story is just fascinating!

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Anne
9/23/2015 11:09:41 am

This captivating novel interests me greatly. The wonderful setting of Paris, The apartment left as it was during La Belle Epoque and the interaction of the characters, and the inheritance sounds unique and memorable.

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Ella Carey link
10/2/2015 05:57:31 pm

Thank you Anne- Paris is a beautiful setting- I fell in love with the true story and I'm still going with it! xx

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Cindy Jameson
9/25/2015 04:10:14 am

The mystique of going to a foreign country, and that country being France, in itself is enough to grab my attention. Mix it with mystery ,a time capsule, and a little romance and you have made me want to read this book!

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Heather J @ TLC Book Tours link
9/27/2015 12:26:25 am

It would be so much fun to get to explore an apartment like that! Imagine all the amazing things to be discovered!

Thanks for being a part of the tour.

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