Paris, 7 A.M.

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The acclaimed, award winning author of A Watch of Nightingales imagines in a sweeping and stunning novel what happened to the poet Elizabeth Bishop during three life changing weeks she spent in Paris amidst the imminent threat of World War II.June 1937 Elizabeth Bishop, still only a young woman and not yet one of the most influential poets of the twentieth century, arrives in France with her college roommates They are in search of an escape, and inspiration, far from the protective world of Vassar College where they were expected to find an impressive husband, a quiet life, and act accordingly But the world is changing, and as they explore the City of Light, the larger threats of fascism and occupation are looming There, they meet a community of upper crust expatriates who not only bring them along on a life changing adventure, but also into an underground world of rebellion that will quietly alter the course of Elizabeth s life forever Paris, 7 A.M. imagines 1937 the only year Elizabeth, a meticulous keeper of journals, didn t fully chronicle in vivid detail and brings us from Paris to Normandy where Elizabeth becomes involved with a group rescuing Jewish orphans and delivering them to convents where they will be baptized as Catholics and saved from the impending horror their parents will face Poignant and captivating, Liza Wieland s Paris, 7 A.M. is a beautifully rendered take on the formative years of one of America s most celebrated and mythologized female poets. 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[ author ] Liza Wieland [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Beginning in 1930 at Vassar and continuing through 1979, this work of fiction conceptualizes the life of Elizabeth Bishop The main focus is her time spent in Paris prior to WWII and her impressionable years as a fledgling poet Primarily based on Bishop s journals, there are three weeks during 1937 that are not chronicled so the events of this time period are unknown which allows the author to speculate about what may have happened Throughout the novel the theme of children being sent away Beginning in 1930 at Vassar and continuing through 1979, this work of fiction con...This book is comprised of overwritten and overthought sentences The whole landscape of colleges scaffolds and pillories, stocks and bonds, glass houses, and stone lying around everywhere These notions, like wolves, drift in from the darkened edges of her mind Every little mundane detail gets ridiculously embellished Maybe that s the way poets look at things, but I found it pretentious and unbearable The desks are wild floating islands, mountainous with books, with flotillas of pencils This book is comprised of overwritten and overthought sentences The whole landscape of colleges scaffolds and pillories, stocks and bonds, glass houses, and stone lying around everywhere These notions, like wolves, drift in from the darkened edges of her mind Every little mundane detail gets ridiculously embellished Maybe that s the way poets look at things, but I found it pretentious and unbearable The desks are wild floating islands, mountainous with books, wi...This is another of those books I m at a loss to rate Because I often enjoy poetic writing in literary works of fiction, I was thrilled to see this book was written by a poet and about a poet I would be remiss, however, if I didn t explain the simultaneously troubled relationship I have with poetry, stemming from a professor s MANY year s ago pronouncement that my interpretation of a Romantic Era poem was out there Mind you, I did not raise my hand to volunteer my interpretation and had This is another of those books I m at a loss to rate Because I often enjoy poetic writing in literary works of fiction, I was thrilled to see this book was written by a poet and about a poet I would be remiss, however, if I didn t explain the simultaneously troubled relationship I have with poetry, stemming from a professor s MANY year s ago pronouncement that my interpretation of a Romant...Gosh, this book This is a loving tribute to Elizabeth Bishop in the form of a novel that reads a bit like an extended Bishop poem I have long loved Bishop s work, but knew pretty much nothing about her life Paris, 7 A.M is a bit experimental, in that it doesn t worry about explaining how Elizabeth the character gets from place physical, situational, relational to place Time passes between the chapters and we are not filled in the intervals are longer and longer as the novel winds to an Gosh, this book This is a loving tribute to Elizabeth Bishop in the form of a novel that reads a bit like an extended Bishop poem I have long loved Bishop s work, but knew pretty much nothing about her life Paris, 7 A.M is a bit experimental, in that it doesn t worry about explaining how Elizabeth the character gets from pl...This beautifully, crafted novel of historical fiction, relates events in the life of poet Elizabeth Bishop while visiting Paris on the brink of World War II Bishop, a meticulous keeper of journals, had a three week gap in her journal of 1937 She has just graduated from Vassar College and is not yet the poet she will become Wieland poses a scenario between Bishop and an older women, who recruits her into helping rescue two Jewish children, placing them into a convent and saving them from the This beautifully, crafted novel of historical fiction, relates events in the life of poet Elizabeth Bishop while visiting Paris on the brink of World War II Bishop, a meticulous keeper...An inventive plot, an imagined act of resistance, and a poet s narrative voice Some absolutely gorgeous passages I keep thinking about mercuryThe way a drop of it will join smaller drops to it The drop grows larger, but it keeps its original form and quality Like the past I don t think you can understand the past in the order things happened Wieland uses this premise of mercury a...SerendipityOn Monday, April 15, Notre Dame was in flames.A horrified world watched, joined in tears On Tuesday, April 16, during my husband s surgery,I was in a waiting room reading Liz Wieland s Paris, 7 A.M.And I read, The crazy quilt of languages around Notre Dame, and I read, The being that will appear will emerge from the guest bedroomwill be hideous, a sort of gargoylecome down off the sheer facade of Notre Dame, and I read, In an hour, it s lighting a candle in Notre Dame, and I SerendipityOn Monday, April 15, Notre Dame was in flames.A horrified world watched, joined in te...Imagine there was a knowledge gap of several months in the history of your life For most of us, that would not present a problem For followers of poet Elizabeth Bishop this presentsof a thought provoking issue for Bishop maintained daily journals throughout her life, except for much of 1937 when she stopped entirely In Paris, 7 A.M., Liza Wieland has imagined what may have happened to Elizabeth during this important post college year as she works to develop her skills and learnImagine there was a knowledge gap of several months in the history of your life For most of us, that would not present a problem For followers of poet Elizabeth Bishop this presentsof a thought provoking issue for Bishop maintained daily journals throughout her life, except for much of 1937 when she stopped entirely In Paris, 7 A.M., Liza Wieland has imagined what may have happened to Elizabeth during this important post college year as she works to develop her skills and learnabout herself and the world.Reading Paris, 7 A.M has been an odd experience At times I was captivated by the use of some sparkling or powerful imagery while at others I was confused on the most basic level of who was speaking narrating what I was reading The absence of punctuation and frequent lack of identifiers, combined with the fact of so much of the book taking place within Elizabeth s mind, makes some true conversation...Well researched story based on the life of poet Elizabeth Bishop The formative years of one of America s most celebrated and mythologized female poets Lots of information given, presented fact like, it wasn t really a story I made no connection with the characters I wantedof a focus on Elizabeth Bishop and her work but it was lacking The book had the potential to be much better The plot,the characters,the setting it flitted all over the place, no connection The story did not flow Well researched story based on the life of poet Elizabeth Bishop The formative years of one of America s most celebrated and...I thought I would enjoy this book muchthan I actually did I wantedof a focus on Elizabeth Bishop and her work, but that aspect felt lacking The narrative style was not my favorite either Overall the story had the potential to be much better but fell short Thanks to NetGall...

Paris, 7 A.M.
  • 23 August 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 1501197215
  • Liza Wieland
  • Paris, 7 A.M.