Humor gift book

Published in October 2024
Sona Books
192 pages

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Since its release in 2020 Emily in Paris has received some criticism from journalists and Parisians for being ridiculously unrealistic… nevertheless, its global popularity has established it as a flagship Netflix show, which narrates most entertainingly the fairytale of Emily Cooper, a Millenial/Gen Z American in Paris, played by Lily Collins.

One could say that Emily has the size and charm of Audrey Hepburn and the irreverent style of the girl from Chicago. As her Parisian life unfolds, she seamlessly becomes so chic, and develops an unflappable je ne sais quoi.

The Emily in Paris series is a visual feast that unveils the Parisian codes: must-see iconic sites, trendy ‘m’as-tu vu’ spots, haute couture and snobbery, and, of course, exquisite food!

NB:
References to sex are part of the topic of the book (Emily in Paris series could be considered as the new Sex in the City set in Paris)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mathilde Pineau-Valencienne
was born in Paris and raised in both Paris and London.
As a purely bilingual product of the end of the 70s,
she loves a good French/Anglo cultural clash
and relishes in unraveling both cultures’ cliches.
After having lived in Portland USA as a French language assistant at Uni,
she taught French to Americans on her return to Paris
before starting a career in publishing.
She is un-admittedly a huge fan of the Emily in Paris Netflix show
and a connaisseur of Parisian culture and history,
having written The Little Book of Paris published by Welbeck in 2022.

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Nonfiction / Travel / Memoir

Published on May 8, 2025
Self-published (526 Press)
310 pages

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How do you get to know a city?
Friends, guidebooks and influencers can point you to the agreed list of must-sees, but a city is so much more than its tourist landmarks.
In 2010, Jon Davey spent fifteen days in Paris as a student photographer.
He’d gone there without a plan so each day began with a clean slate, stepping out onto the streets of the Marais and then just wandering around, taking in whatever came his way.
A flâneur long before he even knew the word.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

JON DAVEY
was born in Dundee
and studied Geography in Durham and London.
In 2007 he quit a job in IT to study for a BA in Photography.
He is a long-suffering fan of Dundee United
and has written about them and the Scottish game in general
in the football quarterly Nutmeg.

He works as a freelance photographer
and lives with his wife in Portobello, Edinburgh.
Fifteen Days in Paris is his first book.

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Mystery

November 1, 2003
by Soho Crime

354 pages

“Aimée Leduc has always sworn she would stick to tech investigation—no criminal cases for her. Especially since her father, the late police detective, was killed in the line of duty. But when an elderly Jewish man approaches Aimée with a top-secret decoding job on behalf of a woman in his synagogue, Aimée unwittingly takes on more than she is expecting.

She drops off her findings at her client’s house in the Marais, Paris’s historic Jewish quarter, and finds the woman strangled, a swastika carved on her forehead. With the help of her partner, René, Aimée sets out to solve this horrendous murder, but finds herself in an increasingly dangerous web of ancient secrets and buried war crimes.”

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