Buying a Piece of Paris by Ellie Nielsen
  Send as gift   Add to Wish List

Almost ready!

In order to save audiobooks to your Wish List you must be signed in to your account.

      Log in       Create account
Phone showing make the switch message

Limited-time offer

Get two free audiobooks!

Now’s a great time to shop indie. When you start a new one credit per month membership supporting local bookstores with promo code SWITCH, we’ll give you two bonus audiobook credits at sign-up.

Sign up today

Buying a Piece of Paris

by Ellie Nielsen

$22.99

Get for $14.99 with membership
Narrator Nicki Paull

This audiobook uses AI narration.

We’re taking steps to make sure AI narration is transparent.

Learn more
Length 8 hours 37 minutes
Language English
  Send as gift   Add to Wish List

Almost ready!

In order to save audiobooks to your Wish List you must be signed in to your account.

      Log in       Create account

Paris has seduced many admirers, but for visiting Australian Ellie Nielsen it's true love. So deep is her infatuation that, if she can't have it all to herself, she'll only be satisfied with buying her own little piece of Paris.

The object of her desire seems so simple: the sort of apartment she's seen a thousand times in magazines and books. Something effortlessly charming, and old, and quirky - and expertly decorated. Something exuding character and Parisian chic. Something quintessentially French. The trouble is, she has only two short weeks in which to realise her fantasy - and she must somehow negotiate a deal in a foreign language without offending French real-estate etiquette. Is this even vaguely possible, or just a ridiculous folly?

With her trusty French phrasebook in hand, and plucking up her reserves of savoir faire, Ellie embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Beauty is everywhere even if, like all true romances, there are many obstacles to be overcome. But then, c'est toujours comme ça à Paris.

Biography & MemoirChildren'sArtTravelNonfiction

Ellie Nielsen studied acting at the Victorian College of the Arts. In the 1990s she worked at the Playbox Theatre Company as a publicist, curator, and script assessor. After the birth of her son she started writing and dreaming.

Since graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts, Nicki Paull has worked extensively in film, television, radio and theatre both in Australia and in the UK. Her voice has been heard on numerous documentaries and she has narrated a number of Bolinda audiobooks.

Audiobook details

Author:

Narrator:
Nicki Paull

ISBN:
9781742015293

Length:
8 hours 37 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Publication date:

Edition:
Unabridged

Phone showing make the switch message

Limited-time offer

Get two free audiobooks!

Now’s a great time to shop indie. When you start a new one credit per month membership supporting local bookstores with promo code SWITCH, we’ll give you two bonus audiobook credits at sign-up.

Sign up today

Reviews

"An Australian's passionate, slightly harebrained pursuit of an apartment in Paris makes for a hugely enjoyable story." "Nielsen's often amusing descriptions of trying to decipher Paris (the chequebook saga is particularly wry) advance the story as effectively as her hunt for her perfect chez-moi." "Nielsen’s breezy writing makes this a sweet memoir that would appeal most to those dreaming of having their own piece of Paris." "Will certainly strike a chord with anyone who has dreamed the Parisian dream." "Buying a Piece of Paris is a delightful and inspiring book, full of Ellie's enthusiasm and containing plenty of humour." "This book is charming — a witty love affair with the most beautiful city in the world." "What a lovely way to travel on long motorways and highways. Listening to this book was charming." "A compelling account of one couple's attempt to buy their dream flat in Paris. They have only two weeks to find their dream and they have to negotiate a deal in a foreign language without offending the French." Expand reviews