Paris Syndrome
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 2018
320 pages
978-1-4607-0956-6 (ISBN)
Description
'ONE OF THOSE REMARKABLE BOOKS THAT SNEAK UP ON YOU. SURPRISING AND BEAUTIFUL.'
-- Eliza Henry Jones, author of In the Quiet, Ache and P is for Pearl
Can romance only be found in Paris, the city of love?
Happiness (Happy) Glasshas been a loner since moving to Brisbane and yet still dreams about living in Pariswith her best friend Rosie after they finish Year Twelve. But Rosie hasn't been terribly reliable lately.
When Happy wins a French essay competition, her social lifestarts looking up. She meets the eccentric Professor Tanaka and hergirl-gardener Alex who recruit Happy in their fight against Paris Syndrome - an ailment that afflicts some visitors to Paris. Their quest for a curegives Happy an excellent excuse to pursue a good-looking French tourism intern,also called Alex. To save confusion she names the boy Alex One and the girlAlex Two.
As Happy pursues her love of all things French, Alex Two introduces Happy to herxylophone-playing chickens whose languishing Facebook page Happy sponsors.
But then sex messes things up when, confusingly, Happy ends upkissing both of the Alex's. Soon neither of them is speaking to her and she hasgone from two Alex's to none ...
For fans of John Green, this funny and poignant coming-of-age story is about that crazy thing called love. And how it can be found anywhere.
Ages 14+
-- Eliza Henry Jones, author of In the Quiet, Ache and P is for Pearl
Can romance only be found in Paris, the city of love?
Happiness (Happy) Glasshas been a loner since moving to Brisbane and yet still dreams about living in Pariswith her best friend Rosie after they finish Year Twelve. But Rosie hasn't been terribly reliable lately.
When Happy wins a French essay competition, her social lifestarts looking up. She meets the eccentric Professor Tanaka and hergirl-gardener Alex who recruit Happy in their fight against Paris Syndrome - an ailment that afflicts some visitors to Paris. Their quest for a curegives Happy an excellent excuse to pursue a good-looking French tourism intern,also called Alex. To save confusion she names the boy Alex One and the girlAlex Two.
As Happy pursues her love of all things French, Alex Two introduces Happy to herxylophone-playing chickens whose languishing Facebook page Happy sponsors.
But then sex messes things up when, confusingly, Happy ends upkissing both of the Alex's. Soon neither of them is speaking to her and she hasgone from two Alex's to none ...
For fans of John Green, this funny and poignant coming-of-age story is about that crazy thing called love. And how it can be found anywhere.
Ages 14+
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Language
English
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Australia
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 14 years
Illustrations
Not illustrated
ISBN-13
978-1-4607-0956-6 (9781460709566)
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Lisa Walker
Paris Syndrome
Book
03/2018
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Lisa is the author of eight novels including Liar Bird (HarperCollins, 2012) Sex, Lies and Bonsai (HarperCollins, 2013) and Paris Syndrome (HarperCollins 2018). She has also had a radio play produced for ABC RN, was the winner of the Byron Writers Festival short story award and has a PhD in creative writing. She lives on the far north coast of NSW.
