BUYING A PIECE OF PARIS: FINDING A KEY TO THE CITY OF LOVE
Book ID/图书代码： 11980507B12702
English Summary/英文概要： Paris has seduced many admirers, but for visiting Australian Ellie Nielsen it’s true love. So deep is her infatuation that, if she can’t have it all to herself, she’ll only be satisfied with buying her own little piece of Paris.
The object of her desire seems so simple: the sort of apartment she’s seen a thousand times in magazines and books. Something effortlessly charming, and old, and quirky — and expertly decorated. Something exuding character and Parisian chic. Something quintessentially French.
The trouble is, she has only two short weeks in which to realise her fantasy — and she must somehow negotiate a deal in a foreign language without offending French real-estate etiquette. Is this even vaguely possible, or just a ridiculous folly?
With her trusty French phrasebook in hand, and plucking up her reserves of savoir faire, Ellie embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Beauty is everywhere even if, like all true romances, there are many obstacles to be overcome. But then, c’est toujours comme ça à Paris.
Buying a Piece of Paris is a charming and witty love-song to the most beautiful city in the world. Written with great verve and a superb ear for language, it is a joy to read and a pleasure to dream about.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 巴黎是讓許多人嚮往的城市，但對於來自澳洲的艾麗•尼爾森而言，巴黎是她這輩子的最愛。她如此迷戀，心想讓如何能真正收藏巴黎？她已經在雜誌上來回看過許多遍，一幢幢代表法國精髓的公寓，它們是那麼迷人，古老，神秘，裝飾精美，是巴黎風情的代表，買下它等於隨時身在巴黎。手持《法語常用手冊》，慾望集結出智慧與勇氣，艾麗踏上美麗的冒險之旅，雖然眼見處處是美景，卻得克服許多困難…。(CL)
Awards/获奖情况：剛出版已進入澳洲暢銷排行榜前五名！
比台灣人口還少的澳洲，出版不到一個月，首印7500本已售完，正趕印中…！
因為著迷於巴黎的美，作者在短短兩個禮拜，用現學現賣的法文和法國房地產仲介交手，打算買下一間公寓，實現她對法國的綺麗夢想。現在，全澳的哈法熱潮正持續中！ 版權已售: UK and Cwlth excl. ANZ, Canada, and South Africa (Atlantic Books) ; North America (St Martin’s Press); World audio excl. BC but incl. ANZ, Canada, South Africa (Bolinda)
About the Author/作者介绍： Ellie Nielsen studied acting at the Victorian College of the Arts, where she played a tap-dancing Sir John Kerr in the musical The Golden Years of Gough, and Olive in Ray Lawler’s Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, before graduating to a very small role in the television series Prisoner. In the 1990s she worked at the Playbox Theatre Company as a publicist, curator, and script assessor. After the birth of her son she started writing and dreaming. Buying a Piece of Paris is the result.
作者記述他如何在兩個禮拜的短時間內用書上學來的法文和法國房地產仲介買一間公寓，實現她對法國的綺麗夢想。澳洲也是有法國熱的。
艾丽•尼尔森曾在维多利亚艺术大学学习表演，并且在音乐剧《高夫的黄金年代》中扮演跳踢踏舞的约翰•凯瑞先生和在《十七世纪玩具娃娃的夏季》中扮演欧里娃。随后在电视剧《囚犯》中扮演了一个小角色。上个世纪90年代，她是玩箱剧院公司的政治评论家和馆长。儿子出生后，她开始从事写作和做梦。《巴黎建筑风情》就是在此背景下完成的。
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