Where do you go to

A great novel, beautiful depiction of the characters with some tense moments thrown into the mix. Will definitely pick more books by this talented author.

Beautiful story about an orphan girl who has no memory of where she came from but is adopted by a loving couple in the diplomatic service for France.
Set in post war Europe and the Cold War her fathers job takes her around the world including Moscow where she trains as a dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet Company to Paris where she attends the Sorbonne to study art.
It describes a glittering life mixing with the social elite but all the time wondering where she really came from.

This ARC was courtesy of netgalley - all thoughts and opinions are mine and unbiased


Loved this

Well written, loved the characters

Evocative and emotional - I couldn't put this down

Engrossing

This was an interesting book. I enjoyed reading it. It was a bit unusual going from different parts of the main characters life. She was a strong person who had a bad start in life but then was adopted and had a good lifestyle. I found out lots about the countries she lived in . It was nice that it had a happy ending. I recommend it to be read.

It's quite unique to write a story adapted from a famous song. That being said,, while I've never heard the song, I definitely enjoyed the story. This coming-of-age story was quite skillfully crafted into an intriguing historical fictional work. Highly recommended.

This story was inspired by a song by Peter Sarstedt, “Where do you go to my lovely” you should listen to it, as it is quite beautiful and you can see where his inspiration came from.
This is the story of a young girl, who wakes up on a street in Rome after having fallen from a truck with no memories of her past.
Sent to an orphanage and later, adopted by a French diplomat and his wife. Marie Claire's life becomes a whirlwind of opportunity and travel.
Ever since the accident, Marie Claire would always wake up crying with the memory of someone lying on the street surrounded by blood, but never knowing what it meant.
I thoroughly, enjoyed the story even though at times it seemed a bit far fetch as this was a girl that was naturally gifted in anything she decided to do.
Shortly after her adoption, the family moved from Rome, to Greece and then to Russia and then back to France, as her fathers job as an ambassador, moved him around quite a bit.
Marie Claire learned all of the languages with facility, in Greece took up Ballet which she also studied in Russia, Studied art at the Sorbonne, and was always surrounded by wealthy and well known people. Her life was one of privilege.
I guess you could see it as a grown up fairy tale, which we all need now and again.
I will be curious to see what his next book will be about.
I would like to thank, NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for a copy of this book.

An easy read with great character development. I loved the way it was written and the descriptions of all the amazing places!

This book is very atmospheric and I felt as if I were in the story with Marie-Claire. What is the mystery of her past? I was flipping pages to find out.
Many thanks to BooksGoSocial and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

An 8 year old girl hits her head falling out of a truck. Bleeding and not knowing where she is or who she is, she makes herself getup and walk. Although cold, bleeding and weary she doesn’t give up. She finally reaches a church where she falls asleep on one of the benches. The next morning she is found and taken to an orphanage. Her memory does not return so the nuns name her Marie-Claire. She is later adopted by the Le Blancs and starts a new life. And what a wonderful life that is. Her newly adopted father, being a French Ambassador, moves to several countries and stays in luxurious embassies. She loves her new life with all its luxuries, particularly the buying of new outfits and shoes. At this point in the story there were many details of different Cities, continuous rounds of parties and meals that became tedious in my opinion.
Her struggle to remember her past is the intriguing part that continues throughout the story and begs for the reader to turn to the next page. An easy, fast enjoyable read. I give it 3.5 stars.

Coming of age with a twist - left at an orphanage with no memories, Marie-Claire is adopted into the life of a diplomat. The story was well written, and it felt like I could watch the scenes unfold before me. A beautiful journey, with an interesting main character, who is finding who she is while wondering where she came from. The story flowed smoothly, but I wouldn't say it was particularly fast-paced.