I read the entire book in about two days, not because I intended to, but because every time I said, okay just one more letter, I realized I had already turned the page to the next one, and I had to find out what it said. While the author's handwriting is very legible, having the typed pages makes it easier to read the contents of each letter before turning the page for the more visual experience. The following page moves on to the next letter, etc. The book is formatted (assuming no change from the advanced reading copy to the point at which it is published) as first a page with a type-written letter, enhanced with quotes that range from literary to pop culture inspired, then the following page is a colorful copy of the original letter, which was hand-painted and hand-written by the author. The book is a compilation of 140 of these letters that span from 2012-2020.
At its core, Dear Paris is perhaps best categorized as epistolary, illustrated travelogue pulled together as a 'best of' MacLeod's deocrative letters that first gained her a broader audience. I fell in love all over again - with Paris, with the intrinsic beauty of a hand-written letter, and with MacLeod's artful rendering of her experiences, which feel both universal and authentically personal.īut first, I need to explain the unique format (genre?) of this book. It delivered me - no postage required - to my first and only trip to Paris, circa April 2019. Dear Paris swept me off of my home-bound feet (in this, the era of COVID).
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