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My first book read for  Paris in July 2015,  is Jennie Fields' historical fiction about Edith Wharton, The Age of Desire.  It is a fascinating read. I don't know much about her life and have only read The Age of Innocence  a long time ago.  This book is a good incitement to read more about Edith Wharton and more of her books. When I read historical fiction, I also want to read a biography of the person in question. Last year I read, The Paris Wife  (review here ) by Paula McLain, about Hadley Richardson, Hemingway's first wife. I continued with Michael Reynolds' biography Hemingway, The Paris Years, (review here ) reading it for Paris in July 2014.  The biography confirmed that the historical fiction was very well done. The book follows Edith Wharton through the years 1906-1910 with an epilogue in 1916. At this time Edith Wharton spent the winters in Paris with her husband and governess Anna, now her secretary, and the summers in "The Moun...

Paris in July, hosted by Tamara at Thyme for Tea , has started. My first "French" activity was done yesterday by visiting a travelling French exhibition "Histoire en Brique" in Waterloo. It shows iconic symbols of French cultural heritage. Show cased are some famous French buildings like Arc de Triomphe, Malmaison and Dome des Invalides, as well as furniture and paintings. Included was also Napoleon's last HQ at Waterloo, parts of the battlefield and the Butte du Lion. And... it is all built up with Lego parts! Around 1 million lego parts in 48 different colours were used. Quite amazing and what a fantastic craftsmanship! Dome des Invalides, Malmaison and Arc de Triomphe Empress Josephine's harp built with lego bricks Lego portraits of Napoleon, Duke of Wellington and General Blücher A desk built with lego bricks. Maybe something for a handy person? Battle of Waterloo and the Butte du Lion The Wellington Museum in Wate...