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Stevenson, Wade

 
9780595486588: ONE TIME IN PARIS: A Memoir of the 1960s
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ISBN 10 : 0595486584 ISBN 13 : 9780595486588
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

In the 1960s, Wade Stevenson sought both escape and an "elsewhere" he could call his own. After a brief stint at the University of California at Berkeley, he returned to New York, only to have his own father commit him to a mental institution.That committal turned out to be prophetic. One day he heard the plaintive notes of a flute somewhere nearby. A troubled teen named Cynthia was creating those wistful melodies.Leaving both Cynthia and the asylum behind, Wade worked on an oil tanker, which took him to Le Havre, France. There Wade began a journey of romance, love, and passion as his path fatefully crossed once again with Cynthia's.Wade knew he and Cynthia shared a vision and a vital desire to guide their destinies. Their kindred spirits led them on extraordinary adventures. Together, they explored their boundaries with sex, love, and drugs in their quest for spiritual freedom.In this touching and intimate memoir, Wade recounts the Paris he knew, with its sensuality and light, love and art-but also an ultimate loss. Like many before him, Wade immersed himself in love, only to realize that the woman of his heart could never belong to him.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In the 1960s, Wade Stevenson sought both escape and an "elsewhere" he could call his own. After a brief stint at the University of California at Berkeley, he returned to New York, only to have his own father commit him to a mental institution.That committal turned out to be prophetic. One day he heard the plaintive notes of a flute somewhere nearby. A troubled teen named Cynthia was creating those wistful melodies.Leaving both Cynthia and the asylum behind, Wade worked on an oil tanker, which took him to Le Havre, France. There Wade began a journey of romance, love, and passion as his path fatefully crossed once again with Cynthia's.Wade knew he and Cynthia shared a vision and a vital desire to guide their destinies. Their kindred spirits led them on extraordinary adventures. Together, they explored their boundaries with sex, love, and drugs in their quest for spiritual freedom.In this touching and intimate memoir, Wade recounts the Paris he knew, with its sensuality and light, love and art-but also an ultimate loss. Like many before him, Wade immersed himself in love, only to realize that the woman of his heart could never belong to him.

Biographie de l'auteur

Wade Stevenson, born in New York City in 1945, lived in Paris and traveled extensively worldwide. His published books include Ice Cream Parlors in Asia, Beds, The Colors of Love, and, most recently, The Little Book of He and She. He lives with his wife and daughter in Buffalo, New York.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595486584
ISBN 13 
9780595486588
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
198
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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