![]() From the building of Notre Dame and the golden age of the Belle Époque, to the heroes of the French Resistance and the student uprisings of 1968. Four families from across Parisian society – workers to noblemen – lead you through the story of this great city. The first few pages (out of 731) provide family trees and maps of Paris, planting history and geography at the heart of the book, and setting the scene for the mainly factual drama that Rutherfurd brings to life. But Rutherfurd, who’s a master at what are known as ‘multi-generational dramas’ doesn’t follow events chronologically, instead choosing to constantly move around this most epic of timelines. ![]() Paris takes you from the moment when Julius Caesar first saw the spot that the Parisii tribe called home, to the student riots around the Sorbonne in 1968. However, if you’re new to the work of this British-born writer, as I am, you soon learn that this isn’t a traditional story. ![]() At two inches thick, Edward Rutherfurd’s Paris feels like a traditional, epic novel. ![]()
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