Christine’s husband is a card-carrying cad. He has filched her money, cheated on her and when at last he has the medical degree she has paid for, he runs away with a sex bomb who is pregnant with his child. Forced to sell her beloved house and give him half its value, Christine decides to go to Paris to “try to become a person upon whom nothing is lost.” In her youth, she wanted to be a writer. But does she have the talent? the discipline? the verve?
Once ensconced in Pension Chic, she meets an array of colorful characters—a Scot who borrows money from everyone, a Japanese woman looking for adventure, and the unexpected Gene, a Russian who teaches her an important lesson about life. And just as she is learning to pound out a few pages worth reading, an old friend appears in Paris with earth-shattering news . . .
Christine’s husband is a card-carrying cad. He has filched her money, cheated on her and when at last he has the medical degree she has paid for, he runs away with a sex bomb who is pregnant with his child. Forced to sell her beloved house and give him half its value, Christine decides to go to Paris to “try to become a person upon whom nothing is lost.” In her youth, she wanted to be a writer. But does she have the talent? the discipline? the verve?
Once ensconced in Pension Chic, she meets an array of colorful characters—a Scot who borrows money from everyone, a Japanese woman looking for adventure, and the unexpected Gene, a Russian who teaches her an important lesson about life. And just as she is learning to pound out a few pages worth reading, an old friend appears in Paris with earth-shattering news . . .