A chance for following the dream!
Synopsis
When Maisie accepts a celebrated author’s invitation to mentor her, she finds herself leaving Cornwall behind on train tracks bound for the glitter city of Paris. Instead of making beds and serving coffee at the Penmarrow hotel in Cornwall, she’s making notes on her manuscript while sitting in a French cafe, meeting famous writers at private dinner parties, and trying to ferret the secrets behind the author’s unfinished future novel. It’s glamorous, it’s breathtaking … but it’s also an ocean channel away from the place that she loves, and, more importantly, the person to whom she just recently confessed her deepest feelings. Separated from Sidney by distance and circumstances, Maisie fears that their connection will be lost despite her words to him – and maybe because of those words, and the ones she didn’t allow him to say in return.
Meanwhile, there are plenty of things in her new life trying to distract her – the professional editor hired to critique her novel, the eager young literary agent who sees pie-in-the-sky potential for Maisie’s talent, but Maisie finds solace in the eclectic group of amateur writers into whose midst she finds herself by accident. Their critique and advice is fast becoming as important as the editors – maybe even more important than the published author Maisie believed held the keys to refining her skill.
But it’s missing Sidney that fills Maisie’s thoughts the most, along with her life back in Port Hewer, and she can’t stop wondering whether his feelings are the same as her own. His unspoken answer has become one of the most important pieces of her life, even as she struggles to match the pace of her new life and keep her dreams in sight. And when she unwittingly becomes privy to a seeming literary conspiracy, she must decide what to do in light of its truth – and decide what’s most important in her quest to become a professional writer.
Join Maisie in a whirlwind tour across two of the world’s greatest cities, filled with questions, dreams, and a chance for fame that she believed far beyond her grasp, as she discovers herself as a writer, and how to embrace an unexpected future on her own terms.
My review
Maisie feels her dream is finally coming true! After meeting her favorite author, she jumps at the opportunity to spend time in Paris.
Here she continues writing her manuscript, but also meets a lot of interesting people.
Sometimes she feels out of her depth, but when she meets a bunch of amateur writers, she finds herself at ease.
Despite living the dream, she misses Sidney terribly. Her feelings are clear for her, but does Sidney feels the same? And will they have a chance or is this new chapter in her life the end of Maisie ad Sidney?
This story was a bit different compared with the previous part of this series. While previously there were tender sweet parts with Sidney, this book truly focuses on Maisie alone.
Maisie obviously couldn’t skip this once in a lifetime opportunity. The way she feels during her adventure, are feelings how I exactly imagined them.
Finding yourself in a strange city, with people you don’t know, can be frightening. But it’s admirable how she tries to make the best of it.
Even when she feels awkward, she does not show it, and just goes with the flow.
A silver lining is there when she meets the amateur writers. They are a bunch of people with no real expectations (with exception one…) but they welcome Maisie in their team.
She finds herself at ease, and I felt relieved that at least she had found some people to relate with.
Overall, this story made me feeling initially happy for Maisie, but sometimes I felt sorry for her. I hoped that soon she would find her groove back.
And it was lovely to see how she continued writing Sidney and how she did not forget about him.
But I was a bit disappointed in Sidney’s behavior… I expected more from him, but I suppose that there will be more in the next part of the series!
A great continuation of the series and I will be looking forward to the next part! Because I have to know how the story of Maisie and Sidney will evolve!!!
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