The Only Street in Paris

The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs by Elaine Sciolino
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Having read the forthcoming The Seine by Sciolino and loving it, it was natural to follow up with an earlier book she wrote about life in Paris. Not surprisingly, loved this one, too. Having grown up in Manhattan when the neighborhoods still existed and little stores were on every street and avenue and the customers knew the owners and a real relationship existed between the two, it was easy to relate to this book. By the time one finishes reading it, one knows which store to buy the freshest produce, the best cheese, the finest wine, the newspaper, the morning coffee and croissant and where to go for books, music and entertainment. In addition, the history of the street and its buildings and its decrepit Church are as familiar as though you, too, lived on the Rue des Martyrs. I'd love to visit and see it for myself.

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