"Every so often a voice emerges from the archive so vivid that it seems impossible that it should ever have been forgotten." -- Evening StandardA brilliantly witty memoir telling the story of a young woman's determined struggle to realize her dreams of "freedom and fantasy" in 1920s Paris, appearing in English for the first time Told with vivacious wit and a lust for life, Parisian Days is a bittersweet portrayal of youthful dreams, and the elusive search for happiness. The Orient Express hurtles towards the promised land, and Banine is free for the first time in her life. She has fled her ruined homeland and unhappy forced marriage for a dazzling new future in Paris. Now she cuts her hair, wears short skirts, mingles with Russian
