From dating to homeownership in a foreign country, Lisa quickly learns it's not all picnics on the Seine and starts to doubt herself - and her love of the city. Suddenly she's living like a local in a city she thought she knew, but her high school French, while fine for buying bread at the corner boulangerie, goes only so far when Paris gives her a strong dose of real life. What starts out as an act of survival sets Lisa on a course that reshapes her life in ways she never could have imagined. Who is she without her mother - and her mother's expectations?ĭesperate for answers, she turns to her favorite city - Paris - and impulsively buys a small apartment, refusing to play it safe for the first time. When her mother dies from breast cancer, Lisa realizes she hasn't built a life of her own and struggles to find her purpose. Lisa Anselmo wraps her entire life around her mother, a strong woman who is a defining force in Lisa's life - maybe too defining.
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