In a follow-up to the popular The New Paris, Lindsey Tramuta explores the impact that the women of Paris have had on the rapidly evolving culture of their city.

The New Parisienne focuses on one of the city’s most prominent features: its women. Lifting the veil on the mythologized Parisian woman - white, lithe, ever fashionable - Lindsey Tramuta demystifies this oversimplified archetype and recasts the women of Paris as they truly are, in all their complexity.

Featuring 50 activists, creators, educators, visionaries, and disruptors - like Leïla Slimani, Lauren Bastide, and Mayor Anne Hidalgo - the book reveals Paris as a blossoming cultural center of feminine power. Both the featured women and Tramuta herself offer up favorite destinations and women-owned businesses, including beloved shops, artistic venues, bistros, and more. The New Parisienne showcases “Parisianness” in all its multiplicity, highlighting those who are bucking tradition, making names for themselves, and transforming the city. Includes Q&A with the author and a list of her Paris recommendations.

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Listening Length	7 hours and 59 minutes
Author	Lindsey Tramuta, Joann Pai - photographer
Narrator	Lindsey Tramuta
Audible.com.au Release Date	07 July 2020
Publisher	Abrams
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08C7Z9WN4
Best Sellers Rank	106,237 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 93 in French History 605 in Gender Studies (Audible Books & Originals) 877 in History of France (Books)

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Axelle M.

Un livre magnifique et qui manquait

Reviewed in France on 1 August 2020

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Après le très réussi "The New Paris", Lindsey Tramuta explore une autre facette de la ville Lumière à travers les portraits et interviews de 40 Parisiennes d'horizons très divers, qu'elles soient activistes, scientifiques, journalistes, enseignantes, sportives ou artistes. Sublimé par les très belles photos de Joann Pai, le livre est aussi beau qu'intelligent, très bien écrit, et il offre une réflexion bienvenue sur le mythe de la "Parisienne". A s'offrir et à offrir.

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j.b.

An extraordinary book for this moment

Reviewed in the United States on 11 July 2020

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Lindsey Tramuta has captured not only the modern reality of Paris, as she did in "The New Paris," and the modern, diverse group that are Parisiennes in the 21st century; she also has quite brilliantly gone at the deeper issues that have prevented France, or at least many French, from acknowledging the reality of their country as it is today. Here's an extraordinary portrait of France — and many of its most talented women — as it truly exists, a shattering of the hoary prism we still tend to view it through ... all those baguettes and sailor shirts. If you love France (even if you love it for those old romantic midcentury clichés) this is an absolute must-read.

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Marisa Williams

Paris as it really is

Reviewed in the United States on 26 October 2020

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There's a restaurant in Montmartre whose neon sign I love. For the lettering and for what it means: "Le Vrai Paris" — The Real Paris. As a fortunate admirer who's been to the City of Light many times, I first went in search of the myth and fell head over heels for the reality. Paris is so much more than its many stale stereotypes. It is an historic but vibrant, diverse modern city with people from all walks of life. From "The New Parisienne" I learned, for example, that Paris is home to the largest coexisting population of Jews and Muslims in the world. In the world! Truly a city for everyone, Paris and its citizens have long deserved an updated story and image that reflects their 21st century reality. Lindsey does a beautiful, thoughtful job of dismantling the old stereotypes and myths, wrapped up in what we have been sold and told for decades is the ideal Parisian woman. Through this collection of fresh, candid interviews, we get a glimpse into the life and mindset of today's Parisian women, moving through their city and shaping it into something new. Something... real, and really quite special. Highly recommend!

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nadya

A beautiful coffee table book full of sensitive and urgent topics

Reviewed in the United States on 9 September 2020

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Lindsey Tramuta is a natural storyteller with an energetic and fluid writing style. Extremely enjoyable to read. Actually, I listened to this as an audiobook. Tramuta herself was the narrator and spoke with genuine enthusiasm and heart about each one of these impressive women. To start with Tramuta offers a succinct and illuminating cultural primer, that was helpful if you aren't French (she explains concepts like laïcité for example). She faults the media for perpetuating the (various) myths of Paris, talks about stereotypes of the thin white Parisienne and about how often we conflate Paris and France. Her book challenges these archetypes and presents a more realistic and honest representation of what Parisiennes are really like today. She talks a little about societal shifts and how Paris is evolving but then she steps aside and listens, (and writes) about these 35 or 40 women in Paris and what their stories are. I found them all incredibly impressive and compelling.

There were a few high profile women are known internationally, especially if you have any ties to France. Rokhaya Diallo the dynamic journalist, filmmaker and anti-racist activist; Lauren Bastide another well-known and provocative journalist who has a popular podcaste; and the first female mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo. I was really interested in learning a little more about them-in their own words. But, honestly, I found all the bios really compelling. I can't really imagine anyone reading this and not being riveted by the stories of all these women with such different experiences and all taking charge of their lives. It was inspiring and eye opening.

I ended up buying the book because I was curious to see photos of all the places they talk about and the women themselves. The photography was beautiful incidentally (Joann Pai). I also liked how each interviewee mentioned which arrondissement was their favorite. It added to my understanding of how Paris is layed out-even though I'm pretty familiar with it. It was just a nice touch. Tramuta must have spent so much time researching each of these women and asking the kinds of questions that would draw out their passions and their stories. She seemed to be equally interested in each person she was talking to and painted a full picture of them in relatively few words. This book is a good reminder for us to listen to each other, and to do the emotional work to open up your own mind (even if that can be uncomfortable).

Sensitive topics are addressed with kindness and candor. One in particular that I remember was her interview with the lawyer and disability-rights activist Elisa Rojas. I have always noticed a definite lack of access to buildings in France, but that was just the first layer of what she talked about. More frustrating to Rojas was how condescending people can be when talking about handicapped people..."despite their handicap" kind of writing that she found irritating and insulting. That was something that made a lot of sense but I hadn't really noticed before. Sarah Zouak was another really fascinating bio as she talks about the experiences of Muslim women and the feminist movement in France. The fact is, if we don't listen to different people's experiences in life we walk around in ignorance-like fools. This book was a look into all these different people's lives, really inspiring people who are sharing themselves in hopes that they are seen and heard. I don't want this review to sound sappy, but there is no other way to really explain it.

One thing that was a tiny bit problematic for me was the decision to include the shout-outs to businesses. That is how I will phrase it. I guess it is travel advice (and on some level it is cool to know where everyone gets their food or reads) but it sat a little funny with me when reading about serious issues of racism or homophobia and about the culture of consumption and evils of capitalism but then each bio has essentially an advertisement. HOWEVER, people need to make money, the businesses that are mentioned are all female-owned and this is just how our economy functions. She wants to highlight these women and help them publicize what they are doing, whether it is making jewelry, running a family justice center, or just making a living in a conscientious way. Point is, we should support the people who live their lives in an ethical way whatever they happen to be doing. The only person who really talked about ethics and consumerism was Mihaela Iordache, a coffee roaster. And she only really alluded to it. I liked the way Moko Hirayama (a baker) was able to raise her kids while running her family business. I liked how she mixed her family and her livelihood. So, yeah, these are places I would like to support even if I do think as a global society we are too consumerist. I liked how a lot of the women interviewed had a favorite place that was a library or a park where they would walk or read. That is one thing I hope never changes about Parisiennes.

Other interesting bios that stood out to me were Heidi Evans who created a Paris tour about famous women in Paris-just a cool idea; Sarah Sauquet who created an app that encourages reading. I was also inspired to read Leïla Slimani's novel Adèle (I was mesmerized). But honestly every single woman is pretty amazing, I just remember the ones whose focus happens to fall more in line with my world of reading or French history. But I think the takeaway from this is actually to get AWAY from that habit of living in your own world and listen to other people-many of whom are marginalized, discriminated against and just flat out misunderstood.

So, it looks like a pretty coffee table book but is full of these really controversial and urgent topics sort of hidden in plain sight. It is a really well put together book and I'm very grateful that Tramuta put so much energy into pulling it off and that these women took time to share what they are about. I hope it inspires everyone or at least encourages them to look around at people with more interest, empathy and respect.

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David G

Very wide variety of featured women will change your view of parisennes

Reviewed in the United States on 24 August 2020

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What astonishes me the most about this book is the wide variety of women that are featured. They represent so many different backgrounds and viewpoints that it really opened my eyes completely about what it can mean to be a parisienne and how lively and diverse the women of Paris are. It's a really refreshing book after all the books that repeat the same clichés about parisiennes. The photos are really amazing, too. It's worth spending time just looking at them.

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