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Confessions of a Paris Party Girl: A Humorous Travel Memoir (American in Paris) Kindle Edition

by Vicki Lesage (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A sassy American embarks on a new life in France in this #1 Amazon best-selling memoir…

When newly single party girl Vicki moves to Paris, she hopes to indulge in wine, stuff her face with croissants, and fall in love. It proves to be more difficile than she imagined.

From strange cocktails to even stranger men (including The Great Foot Massage Incident), this cheeky storyteller recounts the highs and lows of her life in the City of Light. Outspoken and shamelessly honest, Vicki makes you feel as if you're right there in Paris stumbling along the cobblestones with her.

Will she find love? Will she learn to consume reasonable amounts of alcohol? Will she ever be able to pronounce “au revoir” without eliciting peals of laughter?

"An entertaining inside look at what it's like to be a 20-something American girl in the city of love." - Global Living Magazine

Confessions of a Paris Party Girl is a delicious cocktail of the humor of Tina Fey, the candor of Amy Poehler, and the self-deprecating charm of Mindy Kaling. You'll feel as if you're chatting over a bottle of wine with your new best friend.
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A sassy American embarks on a new life in Paris
Vicki Lesage, Author

Vicki Lesage, Author and Humor Writer

American in Paris book series
American in Paris Series

  • Confessions of a Paris Party Girl
  • Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer
  • Confessions of an Expat in Paris
  • Christmas Confessions & Cocktails

Paris is always a good idea… even when you make embarrassing faux pas!

Enjoy these humorous stories of an American girl’s life in the City of Light. You’ll feel as if you’re chatting over a drink with your new best friend!

Outspoken and shamelessly honest, Vicki makes you feel as if you're right there in Paris stumbling along the cobblestones with her. C'est la vie!

“An entertaining inside look at what it's like to be a 20-something American girl in the city of love.”

- Global Living Magazine

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I thoroughly enjoyed Vicki's bold observations on everything from the sometimes-irritating realities of French bureaucracy to the simply irresistible allure of Paris itself. Confessions of a Paris Party Girl is an entertaining inside look at what it's like to be a 20-something American girl in the city of love." - Global Living Magazine

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Vicki's writing is hilarious, and this series is like delicious travel chick-lit you will gobble up in no time like a delicious box of bonbons." - Laura Bradbury, best-selling author of My Grape Paris

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Each tale is laugh-out-loud funny." - Pretty Little Book Reviews

"I laughed out loud more times than I could count. Lesage is a natural storyteller." - Adria J. Cimino, best-selling author of Paris, Rue des Martyrs

"Humor and misadventure set against the backdrop of a sweet love story and a very likable narrator make for a perfect read." - Jennie Goutet, author of Stars Upside Down

"Couldn't put this book down, too many parts had me LOL. I felt like I was there in Paris with Vicki." - Michelle R. Oeltjen, author of Love, Lies & Lessons Learned

"Laughs are had on each page." - April Lily Heise, author of Je T'Aime, Me Neither

From the Author

I hope you enjoy reading my books as much as I enjoyed writing them! I moved to Paris thinking it would be a dream come true, and while it was pretty darn awesome, I also encountered a few bumps along the way. Which at least gave me plenty of writing material!

Confessions of a Paris Party Girl
Humorous confessions from an American girl who moved to Paris, ate way too many croissants, and hoped to fall in love.

Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer
Parenting can be challenging, right? Try navigating the City of Light with a stroller in one hand and a croissant in the other!

Confessions of an Expat in Paris
A glimpse into what Vicki's life in Paris was really like. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to open another bottle of wine.

Christmas Confessions & Cocktails
This Christmas, enjoy hearty laughs and delicious cocktails... Grab your martini shaker and get this holiday party started!

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00HTNMMHU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Party Girl Press (January 14, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 14, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1743 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 277 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 352 ratings

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Amazon best-selling author Vicki Lesage lived in Paris for 11 years, where she met her husband and had two kids. After realizing that a one-bedroom Parisian apartment was too small for the four of them, they moved to Vicki's hometown of St. Louis and have been enjoying all the extra space ever since. Vicki still misses croissants and baguettes and stinky cheese, though. You can read more at VickiLesage.com.

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I was pleasantly surprised about the number of times that I laughed out loud at this book… reading it was a journey in and of itself. It’s a fun little get away to Paris without having to buy a ticket. I will definitely be buying the rest of the series 🥰
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Juliette Sobanet
5.0 out of 5 stars A fabulous memoir that totally quenched my thirst for Paris!
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2016
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Being a major Francophile myself, I am always thirsty for more Paris (and more French wine!) and Vicki Lesage's Confessions of a Paris Party Girl totally quenched my thirst. From late nights drinking at The Long Hop to living in (and learning to love) tiny Parisian apartments to navigating those oh-so-romantic Frenchmen, Vicki's lighthearted and humorous Parisian tales brought me right back to my days as a student in Paris and made me yearn for more. Vicki's writing is so personable and real that I felt like I was experiencing Paris with my best friend--a best friend who appreciates all the little things about life in France, even when some of those things aren't easy (hello French bureaucracy...!). But she makes the most out of all of her adventures in Paris, even the mishaps, and this made me love her even more. Vicki's story is an absolutely fabulous read for anyone who has that Paris itch that just won't go away or for anyone who has ever wondered what it's really like to live as an expat in the most magical city in the world.
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Cecile Sune
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun and entertaining memoir of an American girl living in Paris
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2016
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Vicki Lesage, an American from St. Louis, Missouri, finds herself newly single at 25. When she loses her job in an IT company, she decides it is the perfect time to move to France and start over. As soon as she arrives, she relishes the delicious food and rich culture. However, she soon finds out that making new friends is not as easy as she thought and that life in Paris can be expensive. Dating is also a bit tricky when you barely speak the language. But there is nothing the self-described party girl can’t handle.

In this memoir, Vicki Lesage relates with humor her experiences with French bureaucracy and the challenges of being a foreigner in France. From the hassle of shopping with a credit card to the difficulties of adapting to the French way of working, the author always stays positive and upbeat. In fact, her love of France is evident in the book in spite of the country’s idiosyncracies. Confessions of a Paris Party Girl is a fun and entertaining read. In addition, I love the beautiful cover design. The only negative comment I would have is that there are a few errors in French here and there, but this shouldn’t bother the non-French-speaking readers.

Confessions of a Paris Party Girl was sent to me for free in exchange for an honest review.

Please go to my blog, Cecile Sune - Bookobsessed, if you would like to read more reviews or discover fun facts about books and authors.
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Joseph P Reding
3.0 out of 5 stars Naughty American in Paris!
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018
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Moderately amusing memoir.
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Charlene
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for anyone who's been to Paris or would like to go someday!
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2015
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Just finished this book today and LOVED it! A great story of the love and frustration only an expat can feel. It brought me back to a summer spent backpacking through Europe (many, many years ago) and to a semester spent abroad two years later. I was nodding my head along with Vicki knowing just how wonderful and terrible it is to live so far away from home. It made me want to go back. Desperately. I felt like I'd met my travel soulmate (especially when she described her love of wine and cheese!) HA!

A MUST read for anyone who's ever been to Paris or who would ever like to go to Paris. (So I think that pretty much means everyone!)

I loved Vicki's confessions, self-depricating writing style and willingness to hold nothing back. At the risk of sounding cliche, this book was seriously laugh-out-loud funny!
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Erica O.
5.0 out of 5 stars You won't want this book to end!
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2014
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I read the first chapter for free, bought the book immediately, and kept reading until I was finished, although I had plenty of other things that I was supposed to be doing. I was surprised that I liked it so much. I lived abroad for two years and love everything to do with Europe, but I'm not a “party girl” by any means (and I was always annoyed at the Americans who were). But Vicki's style is so fun and engaging that I was happy to experience France alongside her, parties and all.

I like how the book is organized. The plot progresses steadily from Vicki's first days in Paris as she gradually gets her bearings in her new country, while at the same time, specific themes are presented in each chapter (crazy people in the Metro, for example). I never got bored. If anything, I would have liked to know more about why Vicki decided to stay in Paris after the first few months. The transition between that summer and her having lived in Paris for three years seemed a bit sudden. But when my main critique is that I wanted to hear more of a lovely story, it means the book was good. I will purchase the sequel as soon as it comes out.
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Jill
4.0 out of 5 stars A super fun memoir!
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2014
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Oh how I wish the author's trials and tribulations in France didn't ring so true! But France is France--one of the most impossibly frustrating and impossibly lovely countries in the world--and life here is never simple but never boring.

This is a fun memoir that I gulped down in two hours. Vicki has a wonderfully chatty voice, though at times it veered a bit too informal for my taste. Reading this book was like talking with another expat friend over a pint of Kronenbourg. Miserable appointments to the immigration office followed by "strip! and take a lung selfie!"? Been there. French people wrinkling their noses asking, "Vous préférez que je parle en anglais, Mademoiselle?" Been there. Charming, self-assured Frenchies with zero knowledge of American geography who become your new BFFs over the course of a Friday night and numerous bottles of wine? Been there.

Alongside her fantastically recounted stories of French life, Vicki gave me encouragement that this whole France thing works out even in the darkest moments. This is a terrific ode to an exasperating country. For any expat, it will remind you why you persist on living here even when the Sécurité Sociale asks you to submit your birth certificate (apostilled, officially translated, and no less than 6 months old, of course!) for the fourth time in four months. For any Francophile considering a séjour in France, it will convince you to give it a try, but caution you about the inevitable struggles you'll encounter. A funny, happy, and informative read!
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Jacqueline
5.0 out of 5 stars Un point de vue drôle et intelligent... à dévorer avec tellement de plaisir!
Reviewed in France on April 21, 2014
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Quelques réalités de la vie parisienne: une vision intelligente et amusante avec une mise en évidence de choses que l'on ne remarque même plus au quotidien...
Tout cela mené par une jeune femme dynamique et positive qui donne le sourire à chaque ligne...

Un anglais facile à lire, à comprendre ou à deviner pour ceux et celles qui hésiteraient, et cela sans tomber dans le stéréotype des livres sur la France et les Français ;)

Et mieux que tout: un Happy Ending qui donne envie!
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julie
5.0 out of 5 stars Good fun laugh aloud book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2014
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I loved this book and read it from cover to cover in a couple of days. Having lived in Paris for a couple of years myself I could relate to so much of the frustrations with the french bureaucracy that Vicki came across. Also the language barrier and some Parisian bad attitude - Believe me nothing is easy in this City!! She is to be admired to have gone there alone and to have made a life for herself there. She obviously loves this City with all its barriers and difficulties!! It is laugh aloud funny and I look forward to her next book with her detailed and hilarious escapades in this City.
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Sarah Winney
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny insight to Paris
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2016
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I enjoyed reading this book and thought it gave a good portrayal of how it must be to up sticks and move abroad. I would recommend reading this book I found it a light hearted warming read. Hoping the author gets a cup cake for this review 😉
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Blog Marie lit en pyjama
5.0 out of 5 stars Love, Paris, Wine and more...
Reviewed in France on February 9, 2014
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Vicki is a young American full of dreams and ambition. She decides to move to Paris when she loses her job. Her adventures in the city of lights are hilarious and full of surprises. Her struggle with French men, love, work and bureaucracy made me laugh out loud, I could not pu it down before I was done with it !
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1.0 out of 5 stars Word Vomit
Reviewed in Canada on June 23, 2020
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Just awful...like the most mundane descriptions of Parisian life you can imagine....having lived in a few countries and written about them; I would never go into a full fledged description of buying groceries and getting change..etc...no one cares...gawd...I didn't even finish this book which is a no no for me and the fact that I am writing a review about a book I didn't finish seems wrong too but I just hope to save someone 7$ and would like to recommend if you like travel literature...to buy a Paul Theroux book...this is a trashy travel book for "homebody susie" sipping cheap chardonnay dreaming about Bob taking her to Paris someday---but he never takes her.
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