A Fascinating Trip to Paris Past and Present

Off the Shelf By Barry Lancet    |   Friday, February 19, 2016 As a Californian expat writer living in Tokyo, I always have an eye out for intriguing novels with an overseas setting. Michelle Gable’s A Paris Apartment is just that.  The story begins when a musty Paris apartment, kept under lock and key for decades, is opened after the woman paying the rent passes away. Inside is a treasure trove of furniture that could fill a museum—and a sensational portrait of a beautiful woman by Giovanni Boldini, the renowned Italian painter who made the city his home. READ MORE