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144 pages, Paperback
First published November 20, 1958
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About the author
Paul Gallico
206听books304听followersPaul William Gallico was born in New York City, on 26th July, 1897. His father was an Italian, and his mother came from Austria; they emigrated to New York in 1895.
He went to school in the public schools of New York, and in 1916 went to Columbia University. He graduated in 1921 with a Bachelor of Science degree, having lost a year and a half due to World War I. He then worked for the National Board of Motion Picture Review, and after six months took a job as the motion picture critic for the New York Daily News. He was removed from this job as his "reviews were too Smart Alecky" (according to Confessions of a Story Teller), and took refuge in the sports department.
During his stint there, he was sent to cover the training camp of Jack Dempsey, and decided to ask Dempsey if he could spar with him, to get an idea of what it was like to be hit by the world heavyweight champion. The results were spectacular; Gallico was knocked out within two minutes. But he had his story, and from there his sports-writing career never looked back.
He became Sports Editor of the Daily News in 1923, and was given a daily sports column. He also invented and organised the Golden Gloves amateur boxing competition. During this part of his life, he was one of the most well-known sporting writers in America, and a minor celebrity. But he had always wanted to be a fiction writer, and was writing short stories and sports articles for magazines like Vanity Fair and the Saturday Evening Post. In 1936, he sold a short story to the movies for $5000, which gave him a stake. So he retired from sports writing, and went to live in Europe, to devote himself to writing. His first major book was Farewell to Sport, which as the title indicates, was his farewell to sports writing.
Though his name was well-known in the United States, he was an unknown in the rest of the world. In 1941, the Snow Goose changed all that, and he became, if not a best-selling author by today's standards, a writer who was always in demand. Apart from a short spell as a war correspondent between 1943 and 1946, he was a full-time freelance writer for the rest of his life. He has lived all over the place, including England, Mexico, Lichtenstein and Monaco, and he lived in Antibes for the last years of his life.
He was a first-class fencer, and a keen deep-sea fisherman. He was married four times, and had several children.
He died in Antibes on 15th July, 1976, just short of his 79th birthday.
He went to school in the public schools of New York, and in 1916 went to Columbia University. He graduated in 1921 with a Bachelor of Science degree, having lost a year and a half due to World War I. He then worked for the National Board of Motion Picture Review, and after six months took a job as the motion picture critic for the New York Daily News. He was removed from this job as his "reviews were too Smart Alecky" (according to Confessions of a Story Teller), and took refuge in the sports department.
During his stint there, he was sent to cover the training camp of Jack Dempsey, and decided to ask Dempsey if he could spar with him, to get an idea of what it was like to be hit by the world heavyweight champion. The results were spectacular; Gallico was knocked out within two minutes. But he had his story, and from there his sports-writing career never looked back.
He became Sports Editor of the Daily News in 1923, and was given a daily sports column. He also invented and organised the Golden Gloves amateur boxing competition. During this part of his life, he was one of the most well-known sporting writers in America, and a minor celebrity. But he had always wanted to be a fiction writer, and was writing short stories and sports articles for magazines like Vanity Fair and the Saturday Evening Post. In 1936, he sold a short story to the movies for $5000, which gave him a stake. So he retired from sports writing, and went to live in Europe, to devote himself to writing. His first major book was Farewell to Sport, which as the title indicates, was his farewell to sports writing.
Though his name was well-known in the United States, he was an unknown in the rest of the world. In 1941, the Snow Goose changed all that, and he became, if not a best-selling author by today's standards, a writer who was always in demand. Apart from a short spell as a war correspondent between 1943 and 1946, he was a full-time freelance writer for the rest of his life. He has lived all over the place, including England, Mexico, Lichtenstein and Monaco, and he lived in Antibes for the last years of his life.
He was a first-class fencer, and a keen deep-sea fisherman. He was married four times, and had several children.
He died in Antibes on 15th July, 1976, just short of his 79th birthday.
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Smiling slyly, pleased with herself, Lady Dant shut the wardrobe door, but she could not shut out from the mind of Mrs Harris what she had seen there: beauty, perfection, the ultimate in adornment that a woman could desire. Mrs Harris was no less a woman than Lady Dant, or any other. She wanted, she wanted, she wanted a dress from what must be surely the most expensive shop in the world, that of Mr Dior in Paris.鈥�
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丕丨鬲乇賲 丨賱賲賰
賵 丕賯賴乇 丿賵賳賷鬲賰 賵鬲噩丕賴賱 丕賮鬲乇丕囟丕鬲賰 賵 鬲匕賰乇 丿賵賲丕 丕賳賰: 鬲爻鬲丨賯
Smiling slyly, pleased with herself, Lady Dant shut the wardrobe door, but she could not shut out from the mind of Mrs Harris what she had seen there: beauty, perfection, the ultimate in adornment that a woman could desire. Mrs Harris was no less a woman than Lady Dant, or any other. She wanted, she wanted, she wanted a dress from what must be surely the most expensive shop in the world, that of Mr Dior in Paris.鈥�
March 21, 2022
When I was younger I would take on anything and feel I could achieve all that I wanted to do. Now that I am 'a woman of a certain age...', I've become timid. (is it timidity or has life beaten me down?) So I appreciate the boldness and single- mindedness of Mrs. Harris. She pursued her dream. And she achieved so much more.
I enjoyed this delightful tale and getting to know Mrs. Harris. It seems she was a benefit to all those she met, not that this was her intention but she was just being 'Mrs. 'arris'. Dearie.
I would recommend this book.
I enjoyed this delightful tale and getting to know Mrs. Harris. It seems she was a benefit to all those she met, not that this was her intention but she was just being 'Mrs. 'arris'. Dearie.
I would recommend this book.
December 3, 2017
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris = Flowers for Mrs. Harris鈥�, Paul Gallico
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris is the title of a Paul Gallico novel originally published in 1958. In the United Kingdom, it was published as Flowers for Mrs Harris. It was the first in a series of four books about the adventures of a London charwoman. The plot revolves around Ada Harris, who is so enchanted by her employer's couture wardrobe that she becomes determined to go to the House of Dior in Paris to purchase an evening gown of her own. She achieves her goal with the assistance of a French marquis, whom she first meets at the house of Dior during an afternoon showing and who becomes a long-term friend as do a series of other characters revealed to have hidden hearts. The comic tale takes on a final poignant overtone when the dress is loaned to an up-and-coming actress, with disastrous consequences. Initially devastated, Mrs. Harris reflects that the experiences she had in pursuit of the dress were worth its loss. ...
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 賴賮丿賴賲 賲丕賴 丕讴鬲亘乇 爻丕賱 1987 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 诏賱賴丕蹖蹖 亘乇丕蹖 禺丕賳賲 賴乇蹖爻貨 倬賱 诏丕賱蹖讴賵貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賴賵卮賳诏 賴賵卮蹖丿乇貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 乇爻丕賲貙 1365貙 丿乇 189 氐貨
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇 亘丕乇賴 蹖 夭賳蹖 亘丕乇蹖讴 丕賳丿丕賲 賵 乇蹖夭賳賯卮 亘丕 诏賵賳賴鈥� 賴丕蹖蹖 亘賴 乇賳诏 爻蹖亘 爻乇禺 賵 賲賵賴丕蹖 禺丕讴爻鬲乇蹖 賵 趩卮賲鈥屬囏й� 讴賵趩讴 讴賴 丕夭 丌賳鈥屬囏� 夭蹖乇讴蹖 賵 鬲丕 丨丿賵丿蹖 卮蹖胤賳鬲 賳賲丕蹖丕賳 丕爻鬲. 禺丕賳賲 賴乇蹖爻 亘丕 賴賲丕賳 丕賳丿丕賲 馗乇蹖賮卮 亘賴 乇丕丨鬲蹖 賯丕丿乇 丕爻鬲 賲禺丕胤亘 乇丕 丕夭 賱丕 亘賴 賱丕蹖 诏乇丿 賵 禺丕讴 乇賵賶 丕爻亘丕亘 賵 丕孬丕孬賷賴 賵 馗乇賮鈥屬囏й� 鬲賱賳亘丕乇 卮丿賴 丿乇賵賳 爻蹖賳讴賴丕蹖 馗乇賮卮賵蹖蹖 禺丕賳賴 賴丕蹖 丕賳诏賱爻鬲丕賳 亘賴 賮乇賵卮诏丕賴 丿蹖賵乇 亘丕 賳賲丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 亘夭乇诏 賵 鬲蹖乇賴 乇賳诏卮 讴賴 丿乇 賵丕賯毓 賯賱亘 賮乇賴賳诏 賲丿 賵 賲丿倬乇爻鬲蹖 噩賴丕賳 睾乇亘 丕爻鬲 亘讴卮丕賳丿 鬲丕 亘鬲賵丕賳丿 蹖讴 丿爻鬲 賱亘丕爻 丿蹖賵乇 賲丨亘賵亘卮 乇丕 亘賴 趩賳诏 亘蹖丕賵乇丿. 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris is the title of a Paul Gallico novel originally published in 1958. In the United Kingdom, it was published as Flowers for Mrs Harris. It was the first in a series of four books about the adventures of a London charwoman. The plot revolves around Ada Harris, who is so enchanted by her employer's couture wardrobe that she becomes determined to go to the House of Dior in Paris to purchase an evening gown of her own. She achieves her goal with the assistance of a French marquis, whom she first meets at the house of Dior during an afternoon showing and who becomes a long-term friend as do a series of other characters revealed to have hidden hearts. The comic tale takes on a final poignant overtone when the dress is loaned to an up-and-coming actress, with disastrous consequences. Initially devastated, Mrs. Harris reflects that the experiences she had in pursuit of the dress were worth its loss. ...
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 賴賮丿賴賲 賲丕賴 丕讴鬲亘乇 爻丕賱 1987 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 诏賱賴丕蹖蹖 亘乇丕蹖 禺丕賳賲 賴乇蹖爻貨 倬賱 诏丕賱蹖讴賵貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賴賵卮賳诏 賴賵卮蹖丿乇貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 乇爻丕賲貙 1365貙 丿乇 189 氐貨
丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇 亘丕乇賴 蹖 夭賳蹖 亘丕乇蹖讴 丕賳丿丕賲 賵 乇蹖夭賳賯卮 亘丕 诏賵賳賴鈥� 賴丕蹖蹖 亘賴 乇賳诏 爻蹖亘 爻乇禺 賵 賲賵賴丕蹖 禺丕讴爻鬲乇蹖 賵 趩卮賲鈥屬囏й� 讴賵趩讴 讴賴 丕夭 丌賳鈥屬囏� 夭蹖乇讴蹖 賵 鬲丕 丨丿賵丿蹖 卮蹖胤賳鬲 賳賲丕蹖丕賳 丕爻鬲. 禺丕賳賲 賴乇蹖爻 亘丕 賴賲丕賳 丕賳丿丕賲 馗乇蹖賮卮 亘賴 乇丕丨鬲蹖 賯丕丿乇 丕爻鬲 賲禺丕胤亘 乇丕 丕夭 賱丕 亘賴 賱丕蹖 诏乇丿 賵 禺丕讴 乇賵賶 丕爻亘丕亘 賵 丕孬丕孬賷賴 賵 馗乇賮鈥屬囏й� 鬲賱賳亘丕乇 卮丿賴 丿乇賵賳 爻蹖賳讴賴丕蹖 馗乇賮卮賵蹖蹖 禺丕賳賴 賴丕蹖 丕賳诏賱爻鬲丕賳 亘賴 賮乇賵卮诏丕賴 丿蹖賵乇 亘丕 賳賲丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 亘夭乇诏 賵 鬲蹖乇賴 乇賳诏卮 讴賴 丿乇 賵丕賯毓 賯賱亘 賮乇賴賳诏 賲丿 賵 賲丿倬乇爻鬲蹖 噩賴丕賳 睾乇亘 丕爻鬲 亘讴卮丕賳丿 鬲丕 亘鬲賵丕賳丿 蹖讴 丿爻鬲 賱亘丕爻 丿蹖賵乇 賲丨亘賵亘卮 乇丕 亘賴 趩賳诏 亘蹖丕賵乇丿. 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
January 8, 2011
Okay, I know. It seems ridiculous. I adore this book. I first read this book as a young girl in the Reader's Digest version and fell in love with the story of the charwoman who ends up with a Dior gown. It's a great story and Paul Gallico is a wonderful storyteller. I am so fond of this good-hearted and amusing tale that I recently found a new copy and purchased it to place on the "beloved books" shelf. If you need a lift this is an excellent story to while away a few hours and cheer you right up plus you get to be in London and Paris!
December 1, 2020
Beautiful.
January 11, 2022
In adaptation with a hopeful May 2022 release date - a sweet, charming, and old-fashioned tale written back in the late fifties, about a struggling London Char who鈥檒l do anything to get herself a real Christian Dior couture dress in Paris, and the nice people who she meets along the way. Really glad I sought this one out & recommend to everyone looking for a mental break right now :)
December 11, 2023
This was a delightful tale indeed! I admire Mrs. Harris with her down to earth spunky ways, being so human, kind hearted, grateful, and pleasant etc....Each time I read her sentences as they were written in the way without the h often and would be pronounced that way (alongwith others too of course) I would smile to myself! I could almost hear it being spoken in the priceless British accent :D I have a soft spot I will call it/admiration for Britain/British and the Jewish. I laughed out loud at the part when she refused at first, to kindly remove her hat for the passport photo... "Not bloody likely!...what the ell do you think I bought this ere hat for?!" She did afterall but it struck me funny....Worth reading that's for sure....I am continuing right on with the one where she goes to the USA next right now as my edition has both stories in one book....Will be looking forward to the movie adaption next when I can avail of a copy. ;)
July 14, 2015
Delightful. This is the kind of book to read when you need a break from reality鈥hen you want the planets to be aligned and the world to be full of friendly strangers. It's perfectly brief because too much at once would be too sweet. Instead this is a wonderful little after dinner mint. (and I love my first edition copy with the beautiful dust jacket. And the fact that it says 'Arris is really ace.)
January 20, 2024
They don't write books like this any more. No, they really don't, and that's a pity. Mrs. Ada Harris is a London charwoman who has saved her pennies for years to fulfill her one secret desire - to own a Dior designer gown. The story opens with our aging, sweet heroine on her first airplane flight - to Paris. As Mrs. 'Arris (as she says it) moves about Paris she charms almost everyone with her kindness and naivete.
In this book there isn't any violence, sex, profanity, or other elements so many writers seem to think they need to tell a story. However you will find plenty of plot, a secret romance Mrs. Harris helps out, and interesting characters. Unfortunately this book can be hard to find, so I was delighted to discover it can be read for free online through openlibrary.com. Read it and enter a kinder world. :)
NB- If you like this book try others by Miss Read, Dorothy Gilman, DE Stevenson. Also, they made a pretty good TV movie from this book, starring Angela Lansbury. If you can get your hands on it.
Since writing this the 2022 film has come out. It was good, too. And happily the book is now easier to find! There are more stories about our intrepid charwoman, so try and hunt them all down.
In this book there isn't any violence, sex, profanity, or other elements so many writers seem to think they need to tell a story. However you will find plenty of plot, a secret romance Mrs. Harris helps out, and interesting characters. Unfortunately this book can be hard to find, so I was delighted to discover it can be read for free online through openlibrary.com. Read it and enter a kinder world. :)
NB- If you like this book try others by Miss Read, Dorothy Gilman, DE Stevenson. Also, they made a pretty good TV movie from this book, starring Angela Lansbury. If you can get your hands on it.
Since writing this the 2022 film has come out. It was good, too. And happily the book is now easier to find! There are more stories about our intrepid charwoman, so try and hunt them all down.
March 4, 2024
What an unexpected delight! Everything about this utterly charming story reminds me of the famous Neil Gaiman quote: 鈥淔iction is the lie that tells the truth.鈥� Mrs Harris lives in the fictional world that we deeply desire to be the real one: where people are committed to kindness above personal gain, readily generous at great risk to themselves, gracious where personal offence could easily be taken, indomitable and cheerful in the face of challenges, and where the underdog always wins. Despite her great privations and truly humble social status, most of us would like to at least 鈥渂e鈥� Mrs Harris, if not trade places with her.
Absolutely wonderful! Highly recommended!
Absolutely wonderful! Highly recommended!
January 25, 2022
Lo comido y lo bailado paseado...
ESta es una novela corta bastante liviana , se le ha comparado con un cuento de hadas de Dior, porque trata de una se帽ora cercana a sus sesenta a帽os que trabaja limpiando casas ajenas y que un dia queda fascinada por un vestido Dior en el armario de una de sus clientas y decide que se va a comprar uno, porque s铆, porque es una 颈濒耻蝉颈贸苍 que a veces es necesaria para vivir aun en la vida m谩s gris y anodina. Tras algunos traspies y suertes, matizado con comentarios de la vida social de los 50s, que no es demasiado lejana a las de ahora ...
芦A la se帽ora de la limpieza no la impresionaban los t铆tulos, la riqueza, la posici贸n ni la estirpe, pero s铆 la afectaba el encanto que envolv铆a cualquier cosa o a cualquier persona que estuviera relacionado con el teatro, la televisi贸n o el cine.禄
consigue ir a Paris donde conoce gente que se ve atrapada, por asi decirlo, dentro de esta fantasia .
Mucho fluff e ingenuidad, buenos sentimientos y recompensas a quien ayuda (como todo cuento de hadas), aunque el final no es el que nos guustaria, me parece el mejor en este caso.
Algunas citas:
芦Su sitio era un mundo de incesantes fatigas, pero su independencia lo iluminaba.禄
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芦Es ese matiz rid铆culo e insuperable del precio lo que constituye la garant铆a del valor de su feminidad y de su persona. A la se帽ora Harris le daba la impresi贸n de que, si ten铆a un vestido tan bonito que costaba cuatrocientas cincuenta libras, no habr铆a nada m谩s sobre la faz de la tierra que pudiese desear.禄
---
芦Aunque Jehov谩 era un amigo personal y un protector, ella no dejaba de recelar un poquito de 脡l, igual que le habr铆a pasado con un caballero anciano al que le daban de vez en cuando ataques y rabietas inexplicables.禄
----
芦En ese ambiente, la se帽ora Harris se sent铆a en su salsa. No consideraba que el desfile de j贸venes damas desnudas fuese inmoral. Para ella, lo inmoral era portarse mal con alguien.禄
----
芦Pero no s贸lo ten铆a el sentido de la vista embelesado y abrumado por la gran cantidad de formas y colores, sino que, adem谩s, la suave brisa que llegaba del Sena tambi茅n llevaba aromas embriagadores que transportaban a todo amante de las flores a su cielo particular, y en ese cielo se encontraba la se帽ora Harris. Hasta que vio el vestido de Dior, la 煤nica belleza que hab铆a conocido de veras era la de las flores. Ahora respiraba con intensidad el olor de las azucenas y los nardos. De cada esquina sal铆an fragancias exquisitas, y, a trav茅s de esa profusi贸n de colores y aromas, ella iba avanzando como si estuviera en un sue帽o.禄
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Si bien yo vi la versi贸n de Angela Lansbury, siempre tan encantadora, la persona descrita en el libro es mucho mas ordinaria, lo que vuelve la historia aun m谩s extraordinaria.
{Popsugar 2022 #17: libro que se convertir谩 en una serie o pel铆cula en 2022]
ESta es una novela corta bastante liviana , se le ha comparado con un cuento de hadas de Dior, porque trata de una se帽ora cercana a sus sesenta a帽os que trabaja limpiando casas ajenas y que un dia queda fascinada por un vestido Dior en el armario de una de sus clientas y decide que se va a comprar uno, porque s铆, porque es una 颈濒耻蝉颈贸苍 que a veces es necesaria para vivir aun en la vida m谩s gris y anodina. Tras algunos traspies y suertes, matizado con comentarios de la vida social de los 50s, que no es demasiado lejana a las de ahora ...
芦A la se帽ora de la limpieza no la impresionaban los t铆tulos, la riqueza, la posici贸n ni la estirpe, pero s铆 la afectaba el encanto que envolv铆a cualquier cosa o a cualquier persona que estuviera relacionado con el teatro, la televisi贸n o el cine.禄
consigue ir a Paris donde conoce gente que se ve atrapada, por asi decirlo, dentro de esta fantasia .
Mucho fluff e ingenuidad, buenos sentimientos y recompensas a quien ayuda (como todo cuento de hadas), aunque el final no es el que nos guustaria, me parece el mejor en este caso.
Algunas citas:
芦Su sitio era un mundo de incesantes fatigas, pero su independencia lo iluminaba.禄
---
芦Es ese matiz rid铆culo e insuperable del precio lo que constituye la garant铆a del valor de su feminidad y de su persona. A la se帽ora Harris le daba la impresi贸n de que, si ten铆a un vestido tan bonito que costaba cuatrocientas cincuenta libras, no habr铆a nada m谩s sobre la faz de la tierra que pudiese desear.禄
---
芦Aunque Jehov谩 era un amigo personal y un protector, ella no dejaba de recelar un poquito de 脡l, igual que le habr铆a pasado con un caballero anciano al que le daban de vez en cuando ataques y rabietas inexplicables.禄
----
芦En ese ambiente, la se帽ora Harris se sent铆a en su salsa. No consideraba que el desfile de j贸venes damas desnudas fuese inmoral. Para ella, lo inmoral era portarse mal con alguien.禄
----
芦Pero no s贸lo ten铆a el sentido de la vista embelesado y abrumado por la gran cantidad de formas y colores, sino que, adem谩s, la suave brisa que llegaba del Sena tambi茅n llevaba aromas embriagadores que transportaban a todo amante de las flores a su cielo particular, y en ese cielo se encontraba la se帽ora Harris. Hasta que vio el vestido de Dior, la 煤nica belleza que hab铆a conocido de veras era la de las flores. Ahora respiraba con intensidad el olor de las azucenas y los nardos. De cada esquina sal铆an fragancias exquisitas, y, a trav茅s de esa profusi贸n de colores y aromas, ella iba avanzando como si estuviera en un sue帽o.禄
-
Si bien yo vi la versi贸n de Angela Lansbury, siempre tan encantadora, la persona descrita en el libro es mucho mas ordinaria, lo que vuelve la historia aun m谩s extraordinaria.
{Popsugar 2022 #17: libro que se convertir谩 en una serie o pel铆cula en 2022]
March 26, 2022
Read this charming little book in one sitting.
After seeing and touching her employers many resplendent evening gowns British char woman Mrs. 'Arris has one dream in life to own one such beautiful dress - an original Dior gown 鈥� but how is such an outlandish desire going to be possible?
Even the very idea of travelling to foreign soil with strange and scary 鈥榝oreign鈥� people seem beyond her capabilities never mind her pocket book.
But she is sure she is meant to have it so determination, skimping and saving and simply by believing that dreams can come true, after two years of dreaming, Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris.
Mrs. 'Arris鈥� time in Paris turns out to be so much more than simply an extravagant and ridiculous desire to buy a beautiful Dior gown. The people she meets will forever be changed by the very presence of this timid little lady who at first is so out of place in glittering Paris and, of all places, the Dior salon.
This may first appear to be a simple, even silly, little story but look deeper because it holds a message and a life lesson for everyone.
Mrs. 'Arris may have gone to Paris to buy a dress, but that鈥檚 not all that she did.
Thanks to GR friends who brought this book to my attention!馃挅
After seeing and touching her employers many resplendent evening gowns British char woman Mrs. 'Arris has one dream in life to own one such beautiful dress - an original Dior gown 鈥� but how is such an outlandish desire going to be possible?
Even the very idea of travelling to foreign soil with strange and scary 鈥榝oreign鈥� people seem beyond her capabilities never mind her pocket book.
But she is sure she is meant to have it so determination, skimping and saving and simply by believing that dreams can come true, after two years of dreaming, Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris.
Mrs. 'Arris鈥� time in Paris turns out to be so much more than simply an extravagant and ridiculous desire to buy a beautiful Dior gown. The people she meets will forever be changed by the very presence of this timid little lady who at first is so out of place in glittering Paris and, of all places, the Dior salon.
This may first appear to be a simple, even silly, little story but look deeper because it holds a message and a life lesson for everyone.
Mrs. 'Arris may have gone to Paris to buy a dress, but that鈥檚 not all that she did.
Thanks to GR friends who brought this book to my attention!馃挅
March 3, 2020
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喔笝喔编竾喔阜喔箑喔｀复喙堗浮喔笝喔膏竵喔曕副喙夃竾喙佮笗喙堗笂喙堗抚喔囙笗喔编抚喙€喔竵喔傕腑喔囙箑喔｀覆喙€喔涪喔掂涪喔氞笡喔侧福喔掂釜 (喔曕副喙夃竾喙佮笗喙堗笗喙夃笝?) 喔佮箞喔笝喔堗赴喔炧笟喔佮副喔氞箑喔弗喙堗覆喔曕副喔о弗喔班竸喔｀釜喙勦笗喔ム箤喔澿福喔编箞喔囙箑喔ㄠ釜喔椸傅喙堗浮喔侧笖喙€喔⑧腑喔班箘喔о箟喔佮箞喔笝 喔傕箟喔侧竾喔權腑喔佮箑喔勦福喙堗竾喔傕福喔多浮喙€喔浮喔粪腑喔權箑喔勦箟喔佮笖喔侧福喙屶竵喔娻箛喔竸喙傕竵喙佮弗喙囙笗 喙佮笗喙堗釜喔笖喙勦釜喙夃笖喙夃抚喔⑧竸喔｀傅喔∴釜喔斷笗喔掂笩喔竾喔嬥箟喔笝喔溹弗喙€喔氞腑喔｀箤喔｀傅喙堗笁喙堗赋喔抚喔侧笝喙佮笘喔∴笗喔脆笖喙€喔涏福喔掂箟喔⑧抚喔椸傅喙堗笡喔ム覆喔⑧弗喔脆箟喔� 喔椸副喙夃竾喔勦父喔撪笢喔灌箟喔斷腹喙佮弗喔赋喔權副喔佮笅喔多箞喔囙竵喔赤弗喔编竾喔佮弗喔编笖喔佮弗喔膏箟喔∴笡喔编笉喔覆喔傕腑喔囙竸喔膏笓喔覆喔∴傅 喔權覆喔囙箒喔氞笟喔涏福喔班笀喔赤箒喔氞福喔權笖喙屶笚喔掂箞喔笝喙堗覆喔⑧笂喔掂抚喔脆笗喔福喔灌斧喔｀覆喙傕斧喔⑧斧喔侧箑喔勦福喔粪箞喔竾喙€喔｀阜喔笝喔娻笝喔娻副喙夃笝喔佮弗喔侧竾 喔娻覆喔⑧斧喔權父喙堗浮喔副喔о斧喔權箟喔侧笟喔编笉喔娻傅喔椸傅喙堗浮喔掂竾喔侧笝喔笖喔脆箑喔｀竵喔勦阜喔竵喔侧福喔斷腹喔斷抚喔囙笖喔侧抚喙冟笝喙€喔∴阜喔竾喔弗喔о竾 喔氞父喔｀父喔┼笂喔｀覆喔斷箟喔о涪喔氞福喔｀笖喔侧辅喔编竵喔斷复喙屶笢喔灌箟喔弗喔囙福喔编竵喔曕弗喔侧笖喔權副喔斷笖喔竵喙勦浮喙�
喔椸父喔佮腑喔⑧箞喔侧竾喔傕腑喔囙笚喔膏竵喔勦笝喔佮弗喔编笟喔曕覆喔ム笡喔编笗喔｀箑喔∴阜喙堗腑喙勦笖喙夃浮喔侧笧喔氞竵喔编笟喔∴复喔笅喔脆釜喙佮府喔｀傅喔� 喙佮浮喙堗笟喙夃覆喔權福喔编笟喔堗箟喔侧竾喔椸赋喔勦抚喔侧浮喔赴喔覆喔斷箒喔箞喔囙浮喔覆喔權竸喔｀弗喔笝喔斷腑喔� 喔溹腹喙夃笅喔多箞喔囙浮喔掂箑喔涏箟喔侧斧喔∴覆喔⑧笟喔脆笝喙勦笡喔佮弗喔编笟喔涏覆喔｀傅喔斧喔權付喙堗竾喔о副喔權箑喔炧阜喙堗腑喙€喔涏箛喔權箑喔堗箟喔侧競喔竾喔娻父喔斷福喔侧笗喔｀傅喔佮腹喔曕腹喔｀箤喔父喔斷斧喔｀腹喔堗覆喔佮箑喔∴笅喔囙笖喔脆腑喔福喙�
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喔椸父喔佮腑喔⑧箞喔侧竾喔傕腑喔囙笚喔膏竵喔勦笝喔佮弗喔编笟喔曕覆喔ム笡喔编笗喔｀箑喔∴阜喙堗腑喙勦笖喙夃浮喔侧笧喔氞竵喔编笟喔∴复喔笅喔脆釜喙佮府喔｀傅喔� 喙佮浮喙堗笟喙夃覆喔權福喔编笟喔堗箟喔侧竾喔椸赋喔勦抚喔侧浮喔赴喔覆喔斷箒喔箞喔囙浮喔覆喔權竸喔｀弗喔笝喔斷腑喔� 喔溹腹喙夃笅喔多箞喔囙浮喔掂箑喔涏箟喔侧斧喔∴覆喔⑧笟喔脆笝喙勦笡喔佮弗喔编笟喔涏覆喔｀傅喔斧喔權付喙堗竾喔о副喔權箑喔炧阜喙堗腑喙€喔涏箛喔權箑喔堗箟喔侧競喔竾喔娻父喔斷福喔侧笗喔｀傅喔佮腹喔曕腹喔｀箤喔父喔斷斧喔｀腹喔堗覆喔佮箑喔∴笅喔囙笖喔脆腑喔福喙�
喔溹浮喔｀腹喙夃釜喔多竵喙€喔炧弗喔脆笖喙€喔炧弗喔脆笝喔佮副喔氞釜喔脆箞喔囙笚喔掂箞喔笝喔编竾喔阜喔浮喔笟喙冟斧喙夃箑喔涏箛喔權腑喔⑧箞喔侧竾喔∴覆喔� 喔佮覆喔｀釜喔笖喙佮笚喔｀竵喔傕箟喔竸喔脆笖 喔о复喔樴傅喔佮覆喔｀浮喔竾喙傕弗喔佮競喔竾喔曕副喔о弗喔班竸喔� 喔о复喔樴傅喔佮覆喔｀笖喔赤箑喔權复喔權箑喔｀阜喙堗腑喔� 喔堗笝喔栢付喔囙笀喔氞箑喔｀阜喙堗腑喔� 喔笝喔编竾喔阜喔釜喙堗抚喔權箖喔笉喙堗笚喔掂箞喔斷赋喙€喔權复喔權箑喔｀阜喙堗腑喔囙浮喔侧笖喔� 喔弗喔侧涪喔勦福喔编箟喔囙笚喔掂箞喔椸赋喔曕腑喔權笀喔氞腑喔竵喔∴覆喙勦笖喙夃腑喔⑧箞喔侧竾喔權箞喔侧笢喔脆笖喔抚喔编竾 喙佮笗喙堗箑喔ム箞喔∴笝喔掂箟喙勦浮喙堗箑喔涏箛喔權腑喔⑧箞喔侧竾喔權副喙夃笝 喙€喔炧福喔侧赴喔栢付喔囙箒喔∴箟喙€喔｀覆喔堗赴喙€喔傅喔⑧笖喔侧涪喔佮副喔氞腑喔班箘喔｀笟喔侧竾喔涪喙堗覆喔囙笚喔掂箞喔∴复喔笅喔脆釜喙佮府喔｀傅喔笗喙夃腑喔囙箑喔傅喔⑧箘喔� 喙佮笗喙堗抚喔脆笝喔侧笚喔掂笚喔掂箞喔弗喙堗腑喔權笗喔｀赴喔笝喔编竵喔栢付喔囙釜喔脆箞喔囙笚喔掂箞喙勦笖喙夃竵喔ム副喔氞浮喔� 喙€喔涏箛喔權箑喔傅喙夃涪喔о箑喔о弗喔侧斧喔權付喙堗竾喔椸傅喙堗箑喔｀覆喔炧付喔囙笗喔｀赴喔笝喔编竵喙€喔娻箞喔權竵喔编笝喔о箞喔� 喔權傅喙堗竸喔粪腑喔复喙堗竾喔椸傅喙堗斧喔權副喔囙釜喔粪腑喔斷傅喙� 喔副喔佮箑喔ム箞喔∴笀喔班釜喔侧浮喔侧福喔栢浮喔笟喙冟斧喙夃竵喔编笟喔溹腹喙夃腑喙堗覆喔權箘喔斷箟
-喙€喔｀阜喙堗腑喔囙箑喔笝喔粪腑喔堗复喔權笗喔權覆喔佮覆喔� 喙€喔佮复喔斷競喔多箟喔權箑喔炧阜喙堗腑喔傕涪喔侧涪喔傕腑喔氞箑喔傕笗喔堗复喔權笗喔權覆喔佮覆喔�-
喔椸覆喙傕笟喔�
喔箞喔侧笝喔佮副喔權箑喔栢腑喔班箑喔｀覆 喙€喔ㄠ福喙夃覆喙勦笡喔椸赋喙勦浮
October 3, 2017
Description: Mrs Harris is a salt-of-the-earth London charlady who cheerfully cleans the houses of the rich. One day, when tidying Lady Dant's wardrobe, she comes across the most beautiful thing she has ever seen in her life - a Dior dress. In all the years of her drab and humble existence, she's never seen anything as magical as the dress before her and she's never wanted anything as much before. Determined to make her dream come true, Mrs Harris scrimps, saves and slaves away until one day, after three long, uncomplaining years, she finally has enough money to go to Paris. When she arrives at the House of Dior, Mrs Harris has little idea of how her life is about to be turned upside down and how many other lives she will transform forever. Always kind, always cheery and always winsome, the indomitable Mrs Harris takes Paris by storm and learns one of life's greatest lessons along the way. This treasure from the 1950s introduces the irrepressible Mrs Harris, part charlady, part fairy-godmother, whose adventures take her from her humble London roots to the heights of glamour.
Lovely, sentimental feel-good story to escape into, during this era of extreme human fallibility.
Lovely, sentimental feel-good story to escape into, during this era of extreme human fallibility.
February 8, 2025
There is something about Paul Gallico's work that is just so soothing to the soul. His writing style and the commentary amoung the characters are always fantastic and have a familiarity that is so comforting to read.
The story is comical and lovely all rolled into one. It has that heartfelt sweetness that Gallico does so well.
The story is comical and lovely all rolled into one. It has that heartfelt sweetness that Gallico does so well.
December 9, 2015
喔权箞喔侧福喔编竵喙佮弗喔班釜喔权父喔佮浮喔侧竵喙嗋箚
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March 10, 2016
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January 18, 2023
Short but sweet - such a cute story first published in 1958 about a London charlady on a quest to own a Dior dress - the most wonderful thing she has ever seen!
November 26, 2020
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April 3, 2025
(Some spoilers)
Mrs. Harris is a cleaning woman who sets her sights on a Dior dress, a dress that costs a year's wages, a dress she hasn't a place to wear, a dress that can only be obtained by traveling to Paris. Like a beautiful fairy tale, all her dreams come true. And don't. And do.
You might find the Meaning of Life in this book. It's a new favorite.
Mrs. Harris is a cleaning woman who sets her sights on a Dior dress, a dress that costs a year's wages, a dress she hasn't a place to wear, a dress that can only be obtained by traveling to Paris. Like a beautiful fairy tale, all her dreams come true. And don't. And do.
You might find the Meaning of Life in this book. It's a new favorite.
September 11, 2016
A hard to rate book. Dated and silly but if you are wanting an afternoon spent in the most unrealistic Paris and London to ever exist then you'd probably enjoy this book.
October 21, 2022
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July 3, 2022
Heartwarming story..
May 2, 2024
I read the book after watching the recent movie and I think I prefer the movie for this story. Purely due to the good acting and lovely settings. Such a comfort read!
May 3, 2024
Originally published as "Flowers for Mrs Harris" this novel was written in the 1950s and evokes an even earlier, simpler time, when people knew their place and the class system was firmly entrenched.
"Mrs Harris Goes to Paris" is a much better title, although the Brits do insist on the apostrophe in order to telegraph the accent (and the class).
While this short novel somewhat redeems itself by the end, it is riddled and infused with the attitudes of the time regarding gender roles and (dare I say it again) class.
Honestly, I mostly hated this book, had never even heard of the "major motion picture", but one or two of my withered sentimental heartstrings managed to be tugged, at least a tiny bit, and that was enough to give this 3 stars. Also 鈥� it is a cultural artifact of the 1950s, a land so far away and long gone. (But may be coming back. Gulp).
"Mrs Harris Goes to Paris" is a much better title, although the Brits do insist on the apostrophe in order to telegraph the accent (and the class).
While this short novel somewhat redeems itself by the end, it is riddled and infused with the attitudes of the time regarding gender roles and (dare I say it again) class.
Honestly, I mostly hated this book, had never even heard of the "major motion picture", but one or two of my withered sentimental heartstrings managed to be tugged, at least a tiny bit, and that was enough to give this 3 stars. Also 鈥� it is a cultural artifact of the 1950s, a land so far away and long gone. (But may be coming back. Gulp).
August 19, 2017
A charming, old-fashioned tale, surprisingly touching. Simply lovely.
October 19, 2021
Delightful story. Just a joy. Impossible not to love.
March 22, 2017
鈥淭he small, slender woman with apple-red cheeks, greying hair, and shrewd, almost naughty little eyes sat with her face pressed against the cabin window of the BEA Viscount on the morning flight from London to Paris. As, with a rush and a roar, it lifted itself from the runway, her spirits soared aloft with it. She was nervous, but not at all frightened, for she was convinced that nothing could happen to her now. Hers was the bliss of one who knew that at last she was off upon the adventure at the end of which lay her heart鈥檚 desire.鈥�
That鈥檚 Mrs Ada Harris, a widowed London cleaning lady. A practical woman and a reliable worker, she left her good friend Mrs Violet Butterfield to look after her clients while she was away.
She鈥檚 honest and open, and definitely a glass half full person. I liked her from the start.
And though her life might seem drab and humdrum to many, Mrs Harris knows and loves beauty and colour.
鈥淥utside the windows of her basement flat were two window boxes of geraniums, her favourite flower, and inside, wherever there was room, stood a little pot containing a geranium, struggling desperately to conquer its environment, or a single hyacinth or a tulip, bought from a barrow for a hard-earned shilling.鈥�
And it was that love of beauty and colour that called Mrs Harris to Paris. It all started when one of her clients left her wardrobe door open 鈥�
鈥淏ut now as she stood before the stunning creations hanging in the wardrobe she found herself face to face with a new kind of beauty 鈥� an artificial one created by the hand of man, the artist, but aimed directly and cunningly at the heart of woman. In that very instant she fell victim to the artist; at that very moment there was born within her the craving to possess such a garment.鈥�
It wasn鈥檛 that she thought it would transform her, that she would ever have an occasion to wear such a dress; it was just that she wanted to own, see and feel such a garment.
And it didn鈥檛 occur to her that such things weren鈥檛 for the likes of her. The price was a shock, but she was determined to find the money. There were some ups and downs, tears and laughter, along the way, but eventually she did it. And that was how she found herself flying over the English Channel.
The storytelling is lovely. I read about Mrs Harris鈥檚 adventure in the same way that I read the books I loved as a child. I was completely captivated, living every moment, reacting to everything, wishing and hoping鈥�
Buying the dress wasn鈥檛 as simple as she thought it would be. Well French fashion houses aren鈥檛 like London shops!
Some of the people she met looked down their noses at the common char-woman, but others where charmed by her sincerity and the clarity of her ambition.
There were more ups and downs, tears and laughter, before Mrs Harris found her dress, but, in the end, find it she did. And she made friends and had quite an effect along the way.
It made a lovely story. About the importance of dreams, about what you can do to make them come true, and about just what really is important in life.
There is much light, but just the right amount of shadow too.
And the ending! Just when I thought that a simple, heartwarming story was winding down it took a turn into something very special, full of all kinds of emotions, and the very thing that the word 鈥渂ittersweet鈥� was created to describe.
I was very sorry to part company with Mrs Harris, but we will be meeting again. She appears in three more novels.
The next one takes her to New York - now I wonder what calls her there...
That鈥檚 Mrs Ada Harris, a widowed London cleaning lady. A practical woman and a reliable worker, she left her good friend Mrs Violet Butterfield to look after her clients while she was away.
She鈥檚 honest and open, and definitely a glass half full person. I liked her from the start.
And though her life might seem drab and humdrum to many, Mrs Harris knows and loves beauty and colour.
鈥淥utside the windows of her basement flat were two window boxes of geraniums, her favourite flower, and inside, wherever there was room, stood a little pot containing a geranium, struggling desperately to conquer its environment, or a single hyacinth or a tulip, bought from a barrow for a hard-earned shilling.鈥�
And it was that love of beauty and colour that called Mrs Harris to Paris. It all started when one of her clients left her wardrobe door open 鈥�
鈥淏ut now as she stood before the stunning creations hanging in the wardrobe she found herself face to face with a new kind of beauty 鈥� an artificial one created by the hand of man, the artist, but aimed directly and cunningly at the heart of woman. In that very instant she fell victim to the artist; at that very moment there was born within her the craving to possess such a garment.鈥�
It wasn鈥檛 that she thought it would transform her, that she would ever have an occasion to wear such a dress; it was just that she wanted to own, see and feel such a garment.
And it didn鈥檛 occur to her that such things weren鈥檛 for the likes of her. The price was a shock, but she was determined to find the money. There were some ups and downs, tears and laughter, along the way, but eventually she did it. And that was how she found herself flying over the English Channel.
The storytelling is lovely. I read about Mrs Harris鈥檚 adventure in the same way that I read the books I loved as a child. I was completely captivated, living every moment, reacting to everything, wishing and hoping鈥�
Buying the dress wasn鈥檛 as simple as she thought it would be. Well French fashion houses aren鈥檛 like London shops!
Some of the people she met looked down their noses at the common char-woman, but others where charmed by her sincerity and the clarity of her ambition.
There were more ups and downs, tears and laughter, before Mrs Harris found her dress, but, in the end, find it she did. And she made friends and had quite an effect along the way.
It made a lovely story. About the importance of dreams, about what you can do to make them come true, and about just what really is important in life.
There is much light, but just the right amount of shadow too.
And the ending! Just when I thought that a simple, heartwarming story was winding down it took a turn into something very special, full of all kinds of emotions, and the very thing that the word 鈥渂ittersweet鈥� was created to describe.
I was very sorry to part company with Mrs Harris, but we will be meeting again. She appears in three more novels.
The next one takes her to New York - now I wonder what calls her there...
August 29, 2022
Ada Harris, viuda, es una se帽ora inglesa muy inglesa que se dedica a limpiar casas en barrios elegantes de Londres para salir adelante. La imagen que da de 鈥渟e帽ora de la limpieza鈥� la acompa帽a a todas partes, todo aquel que la ve, aunque no la conozca de nada, mira su atuendo y adivina que es una se帽ora de la limpieza. Y a mucha honra. Lo extra帽o de la se帽ora Harris es que ha tomado un avi贸n y se ha plantado en Paris para comprarse un vestido, el taxista no se puede creer la direcci贸n que le dan para llevarla: Maison Dior Avenue Montaigne. Al fin y al cabo, en Francia tambi茅n hay se帽oras de la limpieza como Ada, y obviamente, la identifica como una integrante de ese gremio. 驴Qu茅 pinta una se帽ora de los barrios obreros de Londres en la casa de modas m谩s exclusiva del mundo? Con permiso de Coco Chanel, bien s没r.
Paul Gallico nos lleva a Par铆s junto a su se帽ora Harris, con un tono de humor fin铆simo, retrata perfectamente el clasismo y los t贸picos de una 茅poca no tan lejana. La sonrisa con la que se lee cada l铆nea de este libro no se pierde en ning煤n momento. 鈥淔lores para la se帽ora Harris鈥� se public贸 originalmente en 1958, el Par铆s que ambienta la historia aun sufre las crisis de la posguerra y ya comienzan a olerse aires nuevos, ideas nuevas y cambios sociales que est谩n por venir, cambios en los que una mujer que necesita limpiar varias casas todos los d铆as para llegar a fin de mes, pueda ahorrar y, con un poquito de suerte, conseguir que Christian Dior le venda un vestido de ensue帽o. La se帽ora Harris es una so帽adora, una rom谩ntica que muy pocas veces pierde la esperanza y que tiene fe en el ser humano.
La se帽ora Harris es muy entra帽able, como tambi茅n lo es su amiga y colega, la se帽ora Butterfield, que m谩s que una amiga parece una hermana para ella, al ser ambas viudas y trabajar en lo mismo, se apoyan, consuelan y aconsejan entre ellas, teniendo una relaci贸n de c贸mplices preciosa. Son los personajes m谩s destacados del libro, aunque hay un abanico de personajes muy variopinto para hacer de la historia algo especial y muy tierno. S铆, incluso a la mema de la se帽orita Penrose se le perdonan sus faltas porque sin ella el sue帽o habr铆a quedado incompleto.
鈥淔lores para la se帽ora Harris鈥� es un canto a las mujeres y a su femineidad. Sin descartar a ninguna: mujeres que trabajan, que salen adelante, que aman y son amadas, que sue帽an, que ven pasar los a帽os, todas las mujeres que, en el fondo, desean sentirse bien consigo mismas.
Paul Gallico nos lleva a Par铆s junto a su se帽ora Harris, con un tono de humor fin铆simo, retrata perfectamente el clasismo y los t贸picos de una 茅poca no tan lejana. La sonrisa con la que se lee cada l铆nea de este libro no se pierde en ning煤n momento. 鈥淔lores para la se帽ora Harris鈥� se public贸 originalmente en 1958, el Par铆s que ambienta la historia aun sufre las crisis de la posguerra y ya comienzan a olerse aires nuevos, ideas nuevas y cambios sociales que est谩n por venir, cambios en los que una mujer que necesita limpiar varias casas todos los d铆as para llegar a fin de mes, pueda ahorrar y, con un poquito de suerte, conseguir que Christian Dior le venda un vestido de ensue帽o. La se帽ora Harris es una so帽adora, una rom谩ntica que muy pocas veces pierde la esperanza y que tiene fe en el ser humano.
La se帽ora Harris es muy entra帽able, como tambi茅n lo es su amiga y colega, la se帽ora Butterfield, que m谩s que una amiga parece una hermana para ella, al ser ambas viudas y trabajar en lo mismo, se apoyan, consuelan y aconsejan entre ellas, teniendo una relaci贸n de c贸mplices preciosa. Son los personajes m谩s destacados del libro, aunque hay un abanico de personajes muy variopinto para hacer de la historia algo especial y muy tierno. S铆, incluso a la mema de la se帽orita Penrose se le perdonan sus faltas porque sin ella el sue帽o habr铆a quedado incompleto.
鈥淔lores para la se帽ora Harris鈥� es un canto a las mujeres y a su femineidad. Sin descartar a ninguna: mujeres que trabajan, que salen adelante, que aman y son amadas, que sue帽an, que ven pasar los a帽os, todas las mujeres que, en el fondo, desean sentirse bien consigo mismas.
December 6, 2024
Ada Harris is a hardworking London charwoman whose life changes when one day she is shown two Dior dresses belonging to one of the ladies she cleans for. Enraptured,Mrs Harris is seized by a longing to possess such a dress, and for three years she scrimps and saves until she has enough money for her magical dress. When she arrives at the house of Dior she is at first snubbed by the manageress,Madame Colbert, who soon changes her mind when she sees how much the Dior dress means to her, and becomes eager to help her attain her desire. Mrs Harris hadn鈥檛 realised that she can鈥檛 just buy a dress 鈥極ff the peg鈥� but will have to wait a week while they make the dress of her choice,an alluring black velvet evening gown called 鈥楾emptation鈥�. Filled with dismay - for she can鈥檛 afford to stay a week - she is saved when Monsieur Fauval, the accountant, offers to let her stay with him. This gives her the opportunity to explore Paris more thoroughly, and also help Mr Fauval achieve his hearts desire, and that of Madame Colbert too. But there are other unforeseen complications to overcome. This is a charming story, saved from being too sentimental by little touches of humour and Mrs Harris鈥檚 down to earth personality. The other characters are all well drawn as well, and you care what happens to them. And through Mrs Harris鈥檚 wondering eyes you see the delights of Paris. Altogether delightful.
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