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Straight-laced American tourist Allyson meets charismatic Dutch actor Willem in London and impetuously accompanies him to Paris; in twenty...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

An engrossing and thoroughly charming story of serendipity, heartbreak, and self-discovery. Allyson, a recent high school graduate on a summer tour of Europe, is an endearing narrator with a palpable sense of angst about her perceived shortcomings and a knack for candid emotional expression. For example, following a brilliant performance of Twelfth Night by a group of “guerrilla” Shakespeare actors, Allyson describes a feeling of familiar bittersweetness: “I clap because I know what will happen when I stop. It’s the same thing that happens when I turn ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More