The Parisian Chapter
Come listen to a chapter of this multi-cast audiobook book and to the author, Janet Skeslien Charles, talking about her experience writing this semi autobiographical novel at Bill & Rosa’s Book Room on June 6th the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day. If you'd like to come please sign up at BRbookroom@gmail.com.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library and Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade (stories of librarians in World War II and World War I respectively) comes a charming multi-cast audiobook (we will also have print copies available for the author to sign). The story follows a young woman from Montana who finds a job in the American Library in Paris, following in the footsteps of Odile, her French war bride neighbor in Montana and the heroine of The Paris Library.
Paris, 1995: It’s been five years since Lily Jacobsen and her best friend Mary Louise arrived from their small town of Fr…
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French Entrepreneur Families
Some of the most famous brands in France were initially and often still are family businesses. A few even headed by women! Meet six historic French entrepreneur families starting with Chaumet the creator of the 2024 Paris Olympics Medals.
ChaumetMarie-Etienne Nitot was an 18th century creator. He started near the top apprenticing to Marie-Antoinette's personal jeweller. In 1780 he founded his own maison. He survived the trauma of the Revolution to thrive under Napoleon who had an ambition to re-make France a center for luxury and fashion. Beginning with Napoleon's coronation sword Nitot became an important creator for the Empire and one of the most sought after jewellers in Europe. His son took the reins in 1812 and set up on Place Vendome. Joseph Chaumet became the director in 1885. His signature in the time of the belle epoque was nature-inspired aigrettes and tiaras which were social symbols. Tiaras morph…

