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Paris 1991 Summary & Study Guide Description
Paris 1991 Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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Paris 1991 Summary and Analysis
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In the opening scene of “Paris 1991,” Rebecca and her husband, Tom, fly into Paris at night where they hope to conceive a baby. They take a taxi to their room, which is so small that by stretching out his arms Tom can touch the walls on both sides of the bed. Rebecca leans out the window and listens to the street sounds.
They walk in the rain because “there is nothing else to do,” talking little as they wait for Rebecca's temperature to rise, indicating that she is fertile. After wandering through the galleries in the Bibliotèque Nationale looking at manuscripts, they go into a café that looks romantic. Rebecca wonders if children can choose their parents. Her mother, Marion, died of cancer months ago, and Rebecca has this weird feeling of seeing her in the street or in doorways.
As they sit in the back of...
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