Encounters in Paris: A Collection of Short Stories (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Ellery Martin-Roulet: Add a description of this character.
• Julien Roulet
• The Pigeons

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• “Divorce was also a funny thing–it was contagious like polio. Sometimes, it was mysterious how and why it happened; it could strike at anytime; and when people saw it coming, they kept a close eye on loved ones, never allowing them to venture too far away from home.”

• “Look, my husband...he’s a jerk right now, but he’s still the jerk in my life,” she stated firmly, without shame.”

  Ellery

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• Paris: This the setting for three of the five short stories: Pandora's Box Revisited, A Brief Indiscretion and Until It's Gone.Pandora’s Box RevisitedEllery Roulet, a 35-year-old African-American public relations executive living and working in Paris has the perfect life. She is married to a handsome Frenchman, has adorable, twin daughters and a successful bilingual PR firm located in one of Paris’ trendiest arrondissements. Unfortunately, in the form of letters, Ellery soon realizes that life isn’t always perfect. Ellery’s world is turned upside down and she quickly learns that handling life’s most difficult situations is not always so easy.A Brief IndiscretionIf you had a second chance to recapture love with an old flame, would you take the risk – even while still married to another man? That is the dilemma that Ellery Roulet encounters when the man who broke her heart 15 years ago comes to visit her in Paris.Until It’s GoneSome love affairs are destined to last forever while others are not. That is the painful lesson that Ellery Roulet learns when she must decide to leave or stay in a marriage gone sour.
• Courbevoie: This is the setting for the short story, "A Haunting in Courbevoie." Ellery Roulet thought it silly to believe in ghosts until she happened to meet one in an old church just outside of Paris. She learns that in times of heartache and sorrow, everyone deserves comfort and compassion to deal with life’s uncertainties.
• Geneva, Switzerland: This is the setting for the final short story, "Some Birds of a Feather..." Ellery Roulet never believed in re-incarnation. Her mind would be changed upon encountering them while vacationing in the French Alps. In the process she learns some valuable lessons about love, loss and the afterlife.
• Chicago: The hometown for Ellery Roulet.

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1. Carolyn Moncel (Author)

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• Dewey: 813

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• Books › Literature & Fiction › Short Stories
• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Women's Fiction
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
• Books › Romance › Multicultural
• Books › Romance › Contemporary

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