"Hidden inside the nook was a relic of a bygone era: a mechanical typewriter. Above the well used device was a message offering the use of the typewriter to any patron who was feeling the creative urge. Tacked upon the walls of this small recess were the impromptu writings of others: some simple, some dirty, and some profound. I sat in that cramped space for a moment with the curtain drawn; feeling very much like I was in a photo booth... only a photo booth would have been slightly larger and a great deal more comfortable.

I wrote the only thing that came to my mind. 'Some people begin living at birth. Some people never live at all. I started living at 35. I will return.' I pulled the paper from the typewriter and hung it in the small cube. It summed up what I was thinking. I hoped that a future traveler would discover it and be inspired. I also hoped that I would find the note on a future visit and be reminded of this moment. I didn't come to Paris looking for Hemingway, but for at least one moment, Hemingway had found me."

It is a very good writer who can draw his readers into his work as well as Richard Coates has done here.

4/5 goodreads.com review

 

Virtual trip to Paris - thought-provoking, yet fun!

​5/5 Amazon.com review

 

​What a fantastic book. It has a very conversational feel, and the author has an uncanny ability to make you feel as if you are actually there

5/5 Amazon.com review

 

​A trip to Paris told with heart and humor

5/5 Amazon.com review

- Author & Screenwriter -

Richard L. Coates

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