Sewing, Fighting and Writing: Radical Practices in Work, Politics and Culture
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Paris, along with New York, was one of the main centres of the fashion industry in the nineteenth...
These Dividing Walls
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One Parisian summer A building of separate lives All that divides them will soon collapse... ...
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Guilt
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‘Thrilling, unputdownable, a fabulous rollercoaster of a read’ B A PARIS, bestselling author of...
The Riviera House
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From the New York Times bestselling author comes this extraordinary masterpiece of historical...
Veil of Mists (Seven Deadly Veils #2)
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Miranda Crescent travels to Paris to procure a rare Degas painting for New York’s High Lord...
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ClareR (6054 KP) rated Fearless and Free: A Memoir by Josephine Baker in Books
Oct 14, 2025
Born in 1906, mixed race, Josephine made it from St. Louis to New York and then on to Paris - and she was still a teenager. She became famous in Paris for her banana dress in the Danse Sauvage, and she was also a jazz singer and an actress. During WW2 she was a spy, she loved animals, adopted children and donated to many causes.
This memoir ends in 1949, so we don’t get any details about her involvement in the Civil Rights movement, but we do see what happens when she travels home to the US - and it’s not good. Her reception is the complete opposite to the way she’s received in Europe.
When reading this, Josephine’s voice shines through. Her vivacious, fun, tenacious personality is there throughout, which does make up for the non-linear accounts.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
Tour de France 2016 - the official game
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The Tour de France + VUELTA 2016 official game! Requires an Internet connection and iPhone 5, iPod...
Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated The 15:17 To Paris (2018) in Movies
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On the Other Side of Love: A Woman's Unconventional Journey Towards Wisdom
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When life has lost all meaning, what do you do? You grab whatever comes your way. This, in short, is...
