Black_Girl_in_Paris

Black Girl in Paris Black Girl in Paris is a coming of age story about a smart, young girl named Eden who boldly states in the first chapter, “I’m not afraid of anything.” Embracing the courage and determination of this young woman’s adventuresome spirit to buy a one-way ticket to Paris, I flipped pages wondering what would become of her. Eden many times has to remind herself of the same thing in France. She is following her dream to live in Paris, following, too, in the footsteps of some of her mentors, most notably, James Baldwin. Along the way, Eden learns many lessons and is forced to make sacrifices of her own personal dignity. She takes jobs that she wouldn’t put on her “dream job” list, but does so out of a need to survive. Much of this book chronicles these "alternative" modes of employment. And each chapter is named after her new professional exploit. The jobs stretch the gamut: museum guide, traveling paris, young, eden, spirit, job, girl, following, black, write, story, named, much, jobs, herself, forced, dream, chapter, become, youngblood, writers, wouldn’t, wondering, woman’s, woman, way, vibrant, trust, trip, traveling, took, times, ticket, throughout, thing, thief, testament, teacher, talent, tale, takes, survive, survival, strong, stretch, states, somehow, smart, similar, shay, sexuality